Senate Bill S4447

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Criminalizes the intentional flight by a motor vehicle operator to avoid apprehension by a police officer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S4447 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1102-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2082

2009-S4447 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Criminalizes the intentional flight by a motor vehicle operator to intentionally flee and avoid apprehension by a police officer after having been signaled or directed to stop; violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.

2009-S4447 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4447

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 disregarding
  a lawful order of a police officer to stop a motor vehicle

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1102-a to read as follows:
  S 1102-A. EVASION OF A POLICE OFFICER.  NO PERSON, WHILE  OPERATING  A
MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL KNOWINGLY FLEE OR ATTEMPT TO ELUDE ANY POLICE OFFI-
CER  AFTER  HAVING RECEIVED ANY SIGNAL FROM SAID POLICE OFFICER TO BRING
THE MOTOR VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP. ANY PERSON  VIOLATING  THIS  PROVISION
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.    This  act  shall  take  effect  on the first of November next
succeeding 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.
                                                           LBD11353-01-9

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