| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
| Jan 14, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6460
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
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2009-S6460 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S6460 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6460
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to increasing the penalties for driving with a suspended or
revoked license
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To stiffen the penalties for
driving with a suspended license in order to protect the safety of law
abiding drivers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill changes the penalties for
driving with a suspended license. For a violation in the third degree
the penalty will be changed to a fine of $500$1000 and/or no more than
30 days in jail. For a violation in the second degree the penalty will
now be a fine of $1000-$5000 and/or up to 180 days in jail. For a
violation in the first degree the penalty will be one to four years in
prison or one year in prison under special circumstances.
JUSTIFICATION : Irresponsible drivers in New York State whose
licenses have been suspended or revoked are a danger to others when
they operate a vehicle. However, time and time again accidents
resulting in the injury and death of innocent people axe caused by
those who do not obey the law. Violators are not deterred by the
consequences of driving without a license. There have been several
accidents across the state in the past few years where dangerous
drivers who have had their licenses suspended have gotten behind the
2009-S6460 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6460
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 increasing
the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1, paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion 2 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle
and traffic law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of
subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of 1993 and para-
graph (b) of subdivision 3 as separately amended by chapters 786 and 892
of the laws of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this offense, the
sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than [two] FIVE
hundred dollars nor more than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars; or
(ii) a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days; or (iii) both
such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this crime under
subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the sentence of
the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than [five hundred] ONE THOU-
SAND dollars[; and] NOR MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND/OR (ii) a
term of imprisonment not to exceed one hundred eighty days; or (iii)
where appropriate a sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six
of this section; or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a
sentence of probation as provided in the penal law and consistent with
this section. When a person is convicted of this crime under subpara-
graph (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the
sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and (ii) a term of imprison-
ment of not less than seven days nor more than one hundred eighty days,
or (iii) where appropriate a sentence of probation as provided in subdi-
vision six of this section; or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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