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Senate Bill S606

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree; repealer

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2009-S606 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, rpld §511 sub 2 ¶(a) sub¶ (iv), V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S945
2013-2014: S1503
2015-2016: S729
2017-2018: S1187

2009-S606 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree from ten or more suspensions to five or more suspensions which have to be imposed on at least five separate dates.

2009-S606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   606

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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
section;  and is operating a motor vehicle while under permanent revoca-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04594-02-9

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