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Assembly Bill A5965

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that the fines for traffic infractions and traffic misdemeanors committed in a school traffic control zone are doubled

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2009-A5965 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S480
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1800 & 1801, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4732, S4892
2013-2014: A2361, S2136
2015-2016: A3170, S3389
2017-2018: A7417, S6212
2019-2020: S2620
2021-2022: S5618
2023-2024: S4608
2025-2026: S6564

2009-A5965 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the fines for traffic infractions and traffic misdemeanors committed in a school traffic control zone are doubled; further requires such zones to be marked by a traffic light or stop sign.

2009-A5965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5965

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TITONE, CUSICK, GABRYSZAK, SCHROEDER, BENEDETTO,
  TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND,  JOHN,  McDONOUGH,
  STIRPE,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
  Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to doubling the
  fines for traffic infractions and traffic  misdemeanors  committed  in
  school traffic control zones

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

  Section 1. Section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
THAT PART OF ANY HIGHWAY ADJACENT TO A SCHOOL WHERE MAXIMUM SCHOOL SPEED
LIMITS  HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, SHALL ALSO BE DESIGNATED A SCHOOL TRAFFIC
CONTROL ZONE AND SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE PLACEMENT OF EITHER  A
TRAFFIC  LIGHT  OR STOP SIGN AT EVERY INTERSECTION OR CORNER IMMEDIATELY
SURROUNDING A SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE WITHIN SUCH SCHOOL ZONE. ALL FINES  FOR
TRAFFIC  INFRACTIONS  PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT FOR THE FINES FOR
SPEEDING IN A SCHOOL SPEED ZONE AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVI-
SION (H) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHICH  ARE
COMMITTED  IN  A SCHOOL TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE SHALL BE DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OTHERWISE SET OUT IN THIS CHAPTER FOR SUCH INFRACTIONS.
  S 2. Section 1801 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
ALL FINES FOR MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS PURSUANT TO  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHICH
ARE COMMITTED IN A SCHOOL TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE SHALL BE DOUBLE THE MAXI-
MUM  AMOUNT  OTHERWISE  SET  OUT  IN  THIS  CHAPTER FOR SUCH MISDEMEANOR
CONVICTIONS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a law. Provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend  and/or  repeal
any  rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this
act on its effective date.

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