| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
| Mar 09, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S3017
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S3017 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S3017 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for suspension of license penalties for licensed drivers under the age of eighteen for violations of certain restrictions; suspension of license for ninety days for the first violation; and suspension of license for one year for second and subsequent violations.
2009-S3017 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3017
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
certain penalties for certain traffic infractions by drivers with
certain under age license classifications
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 adds a new subdivision (i) to section 1800 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law to provide that every person convicted of a violation
of Vehicle and Traffic Law 501(3), 501-B(2) or 503-A, shall, in
addition to any other penalties permitted by law, have his or her
license suspended for a period of ninety days for a first conviction,
and for a period of one year for a second or subsequent conviction.
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the first of
November next succeeding the date it shall have become law.
PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION :
It is becoming increasingly clear that young drivers, particularly new
drivers with their restricted DJ and MJ licenses, are far more likely
to be involved in accidents. Recognizing this danger for
inexperienced drivers, New York State has limitations on the hours
2009-S3017 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3017
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 9, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, LAVALLE, PADAVAN,
YOUNG -- 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 providing
certain penalties for certain traffic infractions by drivers with
certain under age license classifications
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) EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDI-
VISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE, SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED ONE-B OR SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THREE-A OF THIS CHAPTER
SHALL, FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF AND IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTIES PROVIDED BY LAW, BE PUNISHED BY A SUSPENSION OF HIS OR HER
DRIVERS' LICENSE FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS. FOR A CONVICTION OF A
SECOND AND ALL SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND IN ADDITION TO ANY
OTHER PENALTIES PROVIDED BY LAW, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A
SUSPENSION OF HIS OR HER DRIVERS' LICENSE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
S 2. 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.
LBD07415-01-9
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