Assembly Bill A6808

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to driver safety courses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A6808 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4166
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604, add §604-a, V & T L

2009-A6808 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to driver safety courses for persons who commit a traffic infraction or misdemeanor.

2009-A6808 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6808

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  certain drivers attend a mandatory driver safety course

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  604 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to
read as follows:
  S 604. Reports;  contents;  preparation;  distribution;  filing.    1.
Reports  of accidents required under [the preceding] section SIX HUNDRED
THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, or under the rules and regulations of the commis-
sioner, shall be upon forms prepared by him  OR  HER  and  contain  such
information  as he OR SHE shall prescribe.  Blank forms for such reports
shall be printed by the commissioner and a supply sent to all city, town
and village clerks and to the chief officer of every city police depart-
ment for general distribution and use as [herein] provided IN THIS ARTI-
CLE.
  2. FORMS PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR USE  IN  ACCIDENT  REPORTING
SHALL CONTAIN A SECTION TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF CARELESSNESS OR RECKLESS-
NESS OF THE DRIVER OR DRIVERS. THE COMMISSIONER, PURSUANT TO REGULATION,
SHALL DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF CARELESSNESS OR RECKLESSNESS SHALL REQUIRE
ATTENDANCE  AT  A MANDATORY DRIVER SAFETY COURSE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX
HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  3. Reports of accidents, required under [the  preceding]  section  SIX
HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  shall  be sent to and filed with the
commissioner at the main office of the bureau of motor vehicles  in  the
city  of  Albany,  except  as  otherwise provided by the rules and regu-
lations of the commissioner.
  S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
604-a to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06722-01-9

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