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Assembly Bill A5445

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the imposition of accident response service fees

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2011-A5445 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 ยง389, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3682

2011-A5445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of accident response service fees on insurance companies, drivers or owners of a motor vehicle, or any other person following an accident.

2011-A5445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5445

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
  the imposition of accident response service fees

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

  Section  1.  Article  11  of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new section 389 to read as follows:
  S 389. ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE  FEE"  MEANS  A  FEE  IMPOSED  FOR  THE
RESPONSE  OR INVESTIGATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT BY A LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY; AND
  (B) "ENTITY" MEANS:
  (I) THE STATE;
  (II) A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, INCLUDING:
  A. A COUNTY;
  B. A CITY;
  C. A BOROUGH;
  D. AN INCORPORATED TOWN;
  E. A TOWNSHIP; OR
  F. A HOME-RULED MUNICIPALITY; AND
  (III) ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR AGENCY OR  DEPARTMENT  OF  A  GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITY OR AGENCY.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON OR
ENTITY SHALL NOT IMPOSE AN ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE ON OR  FROM  AN
INSURANCE  COMPANY, THE DRIVER OR OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OR ANY OTHER
PERSON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08335-01-1

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