Assembly Bill A911A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A911 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S947
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §49-a, Nav L; amd §§120.04 & 125.13, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8542, S6644

2021-A911 - Summary

Relates to operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel.

2021-A911 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    911
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE,  ENGLEBRIGHT, DICKENS, GRIFFIN,
   STIRPE, D. ROSENTHAL, SMITH, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, THIELE, RA,  STERN,
   GOTTFRIED,  MONTESANO,  WOERNER, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Transpor-
   tation

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law and the penal law, in relation to
   operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years
   of age or less is a passenger in such vessel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 49-a of the navigation law is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (e-1) and (g) to read as follows:
   (E-1) NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A VESSEL IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH  (A),
 (B),  (C),  (D), OR (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHILE A CHILD WHO IS FIFTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE OR LESS IS A PASSENGER IN SUCH VESSEL.
   (G) WHERE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ALLEGES A VIOLATION  OF  PARAGRAPH
 (E-1)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION AND THE OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL IS A PARENT,
 GUARDIAN, CUSTODIAN OF, OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR, A CHILD
 WHO IS FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR LESS WHO IS A PASSENGER IN  SUCH  VESSEL,
 SUCH  OFFICER  SHALL  REPORT  OR CAUSE A REPORT TO BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH TITLE SIX OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IF APPLICABLE.
   § 2. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of  paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision  2  and
 subdivision 5-a of section 49-a of the navigation law, as amended by and
 subdivision 5-a as added by chapter 239 of the laws of 2016, are amended
 to read as follows:
   (2) A person who operates a vessel in violation of paragraph (b), (c),
 (d)  or  (e)  of  this  subdivision  after  having  been  convicted of a
 violation of paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this subdivision,  or  of
 operating a vessel or public vessel while intoxicated or while under the
 influence  of  drugs,  within  the  preceding  ten  years,  OR  A PERSON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2021-A911A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S947
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §49-a, Nav L; amd §§120.04 & 125.13, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8542, S6644

2021-A911A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel.

2021-A911A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  911--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE,  ENGLEBRIGHT, DICKENS, GRIFFIN,
   STIRPE, D. ROSENTHAL, SMITH, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, THIELE, RA,  STERN,
   GOTTFRIED,  MONTESANO,  WOERNER, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Transpor-
   tation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance
   with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the navigation law and the penal  law,  in  relation  to
   operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years
   of age or less is a passenger in such vessel
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 49-a  of  the  navigation  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e-1) to read as follows:
   (E-1)  NO  PERSON SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL OPERATE A VESSEL
 IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (B), (D) OR (E) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHILE  A
 CHILD WHO IS FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR LESS IS A PASSENGER IN SUCH VESSEL.
   §  2.  Subparagraphs  2  and  3  of paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 and
 subdivision 5-a of section 49-a of the navigation law,  subparagraphs  2
 and  3  of paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 as amended and subdivision 5-a
 as added by chapter 239 of the laws of 2016,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (2)  A person who operates a vessel (I) in violation of paragraph (b),
 (c), (d) [or], (e) OR  (E-1)  of  this  subdivision  after  having  been
 convicted  of  a violation of paragraph (b), (c), (d) [or], (e) OR (E-1)
 of this subdivision, or of operating a vessel  or  public  vessel  while
 intoxicated  or while under the influence of drugs, within the preceding
 ten years, OR (II) IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (E-1) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 shall be guilty of a class E felony and shall be punished by a period of
 imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or by a fine of not less than
 one  thousand  dollars  nor  more than five thousand dollars, or by both
 such fine and imprisonment.

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