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Apr 27, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S5289
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S5289 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7663
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1193, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A5921
2009-S5289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5289 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence PURPOSE OF BILL : To ensure that a person convicted of driving motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is mandated as a condition of his or her sentence to participate in the Drinking Driver Program and receive an evaluation conducted by an addiction professional from an Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services licensed program and require that the offender pay the cost of the program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: Subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to provide that where the court imposes a sentence for any violation of VTL §§ 1192 or 1192-a it shall require the defendant, as a condition of such sentence, to complete a drinking driver program approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and receive an evaluation by a program licensed by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). Section 2: Effective Date.
2009-S5289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5289 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 requiring any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (G) WHERE THE COURT IMPOSES A SENTENCE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OR SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE THE DEFENDANT, AS A CONDITION OF SUCH SENTENCE, TO COMPLETE A DRINKING DRIVER PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER, AND RECEIVE AN EVALUATION BY A PROGRAM LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. 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. LBD03914-01-9
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