Assembly Bill A5831

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A5831 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7556
2013-2014: A5776
2015-2016: A3255
2017-2018: A3362

2009-A5831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person who has in effect three or more suspensions or revocations of his or her driver's license imposed on at least three separate dates shall be presumed to know that such license was suspended or revoked, for purposes of culpability for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

2009-A5831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5831

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McKEVITT, KOLB, TOWNSEND, ERRIGO, McDONOUGH,
  CROUCH, WALKER, ALFANO, BARRA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  FINCH,  GIGLIO, HAWLEY, OAKS, THIELE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  aggravated
  unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 511 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, 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 third degree when such person operates a
motor vehicle upon a public highway while knowing or  having  reason  to
know  that  such  person's  license or privilege of operating such motor
vehicle in this state or privilege of obtaining  a  license  to  operate
such  motor  vehicle issued by the commissioner is suspended, revoked or
otherwise withdrawn by the commissioner.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARA-
GRAPH, A PERSON WHO HAS IN EFFECT THREE OR MORE SUSPENSIONS AND/OR REVO-
CATIONS OF SUCH PERSON'S LICENSE, IMPOSED ON  AT  LEAST  THREE  SEPARATE
DATES,  SHALL  BE  PRESUMED  TO  KNOW THAT SUCH LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED OR
REVOKED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09180-01-9

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