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Senate Bill S6193

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Includes within the misdemeanor of reckless driving, the striking of a school bus while illegally passing or overtaking such school bus

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2009-S6193 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1212, V & T L

2009-S6193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes within the misdemeanor of reckless driving, the striking of a school bus while illegally passing or overtaking such school bus.

2009-S6193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6193

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 25, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  striking  a
  school bus while illegally overtaking or passing such bus

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

  Section 1. Section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as  added  by
chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1212. Reckless driving. Reckless driving shall mean driving or using
any  motor  vehicle,  motorcycle  or  any other vehicle propelled by any
power other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof in
a manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper  use  of
the  public highway, or unreasonably endangers users of the public high-
way. SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE THE STRIKING OF A SCHOOL BUS OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE. Reckless driving is prohibited. Every person
violating this [provision] SECTION shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  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.
                                                           LBD14763-01-9

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