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Assembly Bill A9709

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits exhibition driving

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2011-A9709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1216-a, V & T L

2011-A9709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits exhibition driving and requires that a fine of not less than $45 nor more than $150 be paid upon conviction of such violation.

2011-A9709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9709

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
  exhibition driving

  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 1216-a to read as follows:
  S  1216-A.  EXHIBITION DRIVING PROHIBITED. 1. "EXHIBITION DRIVING", AS
USED IN THIS SECTION, MEANS TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AT AN UNNECESSARY
RATE OF SPEED SO AS TO CAUSE TIRES TO SQUEAL, GEARS TO GRIND, SOIL TO BE
THROWN, ENGINE BACKFIRE, FISHTAILING OR SKIDDING, OR, AS TO  TWO-WHEELED
OR  THREE-WHEELED  MOTOR  VEHICLES, THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOSE CONTACT WITH
THE GROUND OR ROADWAY SURFACE.
  2. IT IS A VIOLATION FOR ANY PERSON TO DO ANY  EXHIBITION  DRIVING  ON
ANY  STREET, PARKING LOT, OR OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY, EXCEPT WHEN AN EMER-
GENCY CREATES NECESSITY FOR SUCH OPERATION TO PREVENT INJURY TO  PERSONS
OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
  3.  UPON CONVICTION FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, SUCH PERSON SHALL
BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN  FORTY-FIVE  NOR  MORE  THAN  ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  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.
                                                           LBD14351-01-2

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