| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
| Mar 15, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 14, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 13, 2012 |
1st report cal.346 |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation |
| Jan 11, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S1655
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury is involved without reporting such incident from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury resulted in death or serious physical injury from a class E to a class C felony; and increases fines therefor.
2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1655
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the penalty for
leaving the scene of an incident resulting in a personal injury
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To increase the penalty for leaving the scene of an automobile
accident that results in a physical injury.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the vehicle and traffic law by increasing the penalty
for leaving the scene of an incident resulting in physical injury to
a class A misdemeanor and for leaving the scene of an incident
resulting in death or serious physical injury to a class C felony.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
The current penalty, for leaving the scene of an accident involving a
physical injury, is a class B misdemeanor with a fine between two
hundred fifty ($250.00) and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the
first violation and a class A misdemeanor with a fine of between five
hundred ($500.00) and one-thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for subsequent
violations. This bill would require any violation of the statute to
be punishable with a class A misdemeanor and a fine between five
hundred ($500.00) and one-thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1655
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 11, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 the penalty
for leaving the scene of an incident resulting in a personal injury
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by chapter 49 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
c. [A] ANY violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivi-
sion resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his or
her license and insurance identification card for the vehicle or
exchange the information required in such paragraph shall constitute a
class [B] A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than [two] FIVE
hundred [fifty] nor more than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars in
addition to any other penalties provided by law. [Any subsequent such
violation shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars in addi-
tion to any other penalties provided by law.] Any violation of the
provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for the mere
failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance iden-
tification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in
such paragraph, shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law. Any such
violation committed by a person after such person has previously been
convicted of such a violation shall constitute a class E felony, punish-
able by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand
five hundred dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision,
other than for the mere failure of an operator to exhibit his or her
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05886-01-1
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