Senate Bill S3862

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone

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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-S3862 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7382
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.65, 120.75, 125.65 & 125.70, Pen L; add §1221-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3912, A6409
2013-2014: S3969, A7877
2015-2016: S3666, A7224
2017-2018: S3913, A7164
2019-2020: S3233, A8317
2021-2022: A6999

2009-S3862 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone.

2009-S3862 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3862 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3862

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law  and  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
  relation to safety in active work zones

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections  120.65
and 120.75 to read as follows:
S 120.65 VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN
THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE:
  A. ENTERS OR INTRUDES INTO AN  ACTIVE  WORK  ZONE  WITHOUT  PERMISSION
WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; AND
  B.  SUCH  ENTRY OR INTRUSION CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER
PERSON.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN  THE  PHYSICAL  AREA  OF  A  HIGHWAY,
STREET  OR  PRIVATE  ROAD  ON WHICH CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR UTILITY
WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH  AREA  IS  MARKED  BY  SIGNS,  CHANNELING
DEVICES, BARRIERS, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND/OR WORK VEHICLES; AND
  B.  "PERMISSION" SHALL MEAN DIRECTION FROM A FLAG PERSON, POLICE OFFI-
CER OR OTHER DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL OR DIRECTION
FROM A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REGULATING ENTRY THEREIN.
  VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE  IS  A
CLASS E FELONY.
S 120.75 VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN
THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY:
  A. ENTERS OR INTRUDES INTO AN  ACTIVE  WORK  ZONE  WITHOUT  PERMISSION
WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02616-02-9

              

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