Assembly Bill A2180

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts "Steven's Law" to require passengers of motor vehicles involved in personal injury accidents to report such accident when the operator does not stop

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2180 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L

2009-A2180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Steven's Law"; requires passengers of motor vehicles involved in personal injury accidents to report such accident when the operator of such motor vehicle does not stop or provide information to the injured party.

2009-A2180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2180

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. O'MARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting
  "Steven's Law" to require the reporting of personal injury motor vehi-
  cle accidents by passengers

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

  Section  1.    This  act  shall be known and may be cited as "Steven's
Law".
  S 2.  Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  REPORT  BY PASSENGER. ANY PASSENGER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, KNOWING OR
HAVING CAUSE TO KNOW THAT PERSONAL INJURY HAS  BEEN  CAUSED  TO  ANOTHER
PERSON  DUE TO AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE OF WHICH THEY ARE
A PASSENGER, AND WHERE THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE HAS NOT STOPPED  AND
PROVIDED  INFORMATION  TO  THE INJURED PARTY AND/OR TO A POLICE OFFICER,
SHALL REPORT SUCH INCIDENT AS SOON AS PHYSICALLY  ABLE  TO  THE  NEAREST
POLICE  STATION  OR  JUDICIAL  OFFICER. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY  A
FINE  OF  NOT  LESS  THAN  TWO  HUNDRED FIFTY NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03322-01-9

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