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Jan 31, 2012 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 30, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 24, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 23, 2012 |
1st report cal.108 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 11, 2011 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 08, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 07, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 01, 2011 |
1st report cal.51 |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S945
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S945 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S945 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S945 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree and repealing subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 511 of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: This bill decreases the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree from ten prior suspensions to five prior suspensions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 511 (3)(a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which is an element of aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, is amended to require five or more suspensions for failure to answer, appear, or pay a fine rather than ten or more separate suspensions. JUSTIFICATION: Under this legislation a person may be prosecuted for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree when such person has five or more suspensions for failure to answer, appear, or pay a fine. Under current law the person must have had ten such suspensions
2011-S945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 945 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, GOLDEN, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed oper- ation in the first degree and repealing subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 511 of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehi- cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, subparagraph (iii) as amended by chapter 746 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person is guilty of the offense of aggravated unlicensed opera- tion of a motor vehicle in the first degree when such person: (i) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehi- cle in the second degree as provided in subparagraph (ii)[,] OR (iii) [or (iv)] of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section and is operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two, two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter; or (ii) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of this section; and is operating a motor vehicle while such person has in effect [ten] FIVE or more suspensions, imposed on at least [ten] FIVE separate dates for failure to answer, appear or pay a fine, pursuant to subdivision three of section two hundred twenty-six of this chapter or subdivision four-a of section five hundred ten of this article; or (iii) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of this EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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