Assembly Bill A9146

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that courts advise violators of the traffic law of their trial dates by first class mail

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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-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6118
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1806, V & T L

2009-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that courts advise violators of the traffic law of their trial dates by first class mail upon a plea of not guilty; removes the requirement that violators first appear in court to be issued a trial date.

2009-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9146

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 22, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to receiving
  trial dates in the mail

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

  Section  1. Section 1806 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
section 1 of part TT of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S 1806. Plea  of  not  guilty  by  a  defendant charged with a traffic
infraction. In addition to appearing personally to enter a plea  of  not
guilty to a violation of any provision of the tax law or the transporta-
tion  law  regulating  traffic,  or  to  a  traffic  infraction  for the
violation of any of the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law or  of
any  local  law,  ordinance,  order,  rule or regulation relating to the
operation of motor vehicles or motorcycles, a defendant may enter a plea
of not guilty by mailing to the court of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the
ticket  making  the  charge and a signed statement indicating such plea.
Such plea must be sent: (a) by  registered  or  certified  mail,  return
receipt  requested  or  by  first class mail; and (b) within forty-eight
hours after receiving such ticket.  Upon  receipt  of  such  ticket  and
statement,  the  court  shall advise the violator of [an appearance] THE
TRIAL date by first class mail but no warrant of arrest for  failure  to
appear  can  be  issued  until  the violator is notified of a new [court
appearance] TRIAL date by registered or certified mail,  return  receipt
requested, and fails to appear.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14617-01-9

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