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Therefore you can't use them. >> correct. >> so what it is you want to do? >> i want to legalize them in the state of new york so we can regulate them in the state of new york. the reason we can't regulate them is because currently they're illegal. as you pointed out, these are the hottest items during this christmas season. in fact, hover board was sold on cyber monday one every 12 seconds. so these hover boards are going like hot cakes. >> hot cakes. what is the fine right now? i have heard reports of 130-some odd dollars, $200, $500. what is the fine with a hover board? >> correct. they ran...

We want to stop. we want to stop the individuals from receiving a fine. this say hover board that people are trying to ride in parks and different areas. but they want to have fun with this hover board. to receive a fine for it i think they have better things to do. >> do you want them to be allowed to be on manhattan streets that we all know, just look teg streets there, they're crowded. folks are -- the last thing we want are a bunch of these things running down manhattan road. >> we have to legalize them. then we can start recollecting and creating an educational campaign in terms of how to...

Miff constituen of my constituents have stopped me and said i received fines. >> they're not donors of yours at all? >> not at all. i have not received one penny from the hover board groups. not at all. this is just strictly a constituent issue that i've been stopped by. so my constituents told me, look, my family members have received fines. what can we do about this? at first i thought the city council was going to take care of it. once they said it was state law, then i got involved. >> there you have it. new york state senator with the hover board constituency coming out and encouraging yo...

Hover board. >> i don't want you to fall. >> okay. not knocked out. he was knocked down. the champ was using his daughter's device when took the spill. it's more proof that hover boards that are very popular this year as christmas gifts. but it turns out they're still not flel a handful of cities including new york. under new york state law, they're classified as motor vehicles and sense they cannot be registered with the dmv, they are illegal to ride. stay with us. however, there is a group of new york lawmakers that are pushing to change the law. they're backing legislation that would exempt...