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Senate Bill S688

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Limits public access to motor vehicle accident reports to the period commencing 30 days after the accident

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2009-S688 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง606, V & T L

2009-S688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits public access to motor vehicle accident reports to the period commencing 30 days after the accident.

2009-S688 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   688

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LARKIN, SEWARD -- 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  limiting
  public access to accident reports

  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 606 to read as follows:
  S  606.  ACCESS  TO REPORTS. 1. NO REPORT COMPLETED AND FILED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY
PERSON  EARLIER  THAN  THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT GIVING
RISE TO SUCH REPORT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  THE  PERSON  OR PERSONS TO WHOM SUCH
REPORTS RELATE AND THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES; TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES IN CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS RELATED  TO  SUCH  REPORTS;  AND  TO
INSURERS PROVIDING INSURANCE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, IN
RELATION TO CLAIMS INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO SUCH REPORTS.
  2.  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE OR
DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO  MAKE  AVAILABLE  ANY  REPORT  FILED  WITH  THE
DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE IF OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ANY OTHER
LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal  of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05226-01-9

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