Senate Bill S8142

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the offense of knowingly authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle

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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-S8142 (ACTIVE) - Details

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

2009-S8142 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offense of knowingly authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle, a class A misdemeanor which subjects the violator to liability for any offenses committed by or damages caused by the unlicensed driver.

2009-S8142 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8142

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- 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 establishing
  the offense of knowingly authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate 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 1212-a to read as follows:
  S 1212-A. KNOWINGLY AUTHORIZING AN UNLICENSED OR SUSPENDED  DRIVER  TO
OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. 1. AN INDIVIDUAL IS GUILTY OF KNOWINGLY AUTHOR-
IZING  AN UNLICENSED OR SUSPENDED DRIVER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEN
HE OR SHE ENABLES OR AUTHORIZES ANOTHER PERSON TO OPERATE A MOTOR  VEHI-
CLE  OWNED OR REGISTERED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH
OTHER PERSON DOES NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE
FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  ANY INDIVIDUAL FOUND GUILTY OF KNOWINGLY AUTHORIZING AN UNLICENSED
OR SUSPENDED DRIVER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO:
  (A) LIABILITY FOR ANY OFFENSE COMMITTED BY OR ANY  DAMAGES  CAUSED  BY
SUCH UNLICENSED OR SUSPENDED DRIVER; AND
  (B) A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.
  KNOWINGLY  AUTHORIZING  AN UNLICENSED OR SUSPENDED DRIVER TO OPERATE A
MOTOR VEHICLE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  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.
                                                           LBD17719-01-0

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