Senate Bill S1256

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the penalty for vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felony

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  • 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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2011-S1256 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125.12, rpld §125.13, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4694
2013-2014: S1915

2011-S1256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties of vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felonies.

2011-S1256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1256

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  the  crime  of  vehicular
  manslaughter, and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law relat-
  ing thereto

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

  Section 1. The section heading, opening paragraph  and  closing  para-
graph  of  section 125.12 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 732 of
the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows:
  Vehicular manslaughter [in the second degree].
  A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter [in  the  second  degree]
when he or she causes the death of another person, and either:
  Vehicular manslaughter [in the second degree] is a class [D] A-I felo-
ny.
  S 2. Section 125.13 of the penal law is REPEALED.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01388-01-1

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