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Assembly Bill A5980

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle

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2011-A5980 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7343

2011-A5980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle and make sure that the object was not a person.

2011-A5980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5980

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BURLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring  a
  person  operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact
  with another object to stop such motor vehicle and make sure that  the
  object was not a person

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a 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:
  a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or  having  cause
to  know  that personal injury has been caused to another person, due to
an incident involving the motor vehicle operated by such  person  shall,
before  leaving the place where the said personal injury occurred, stop,
exhibit his or her license and insurance identification  card  for  such
vehicle,  when  such card is required pursuant to articles six and eight
of this chapter, and give his or her name, residence,  including  street
and street number, insurance carrier and insurance identification infor-
mation  including  but  not limited to the number and effective dates of
said individual's insurance policy and license number,  to  the  injured
party,  if practical, and also to a police officer, or in the event that
no police officer is in the vicinity of the place of said injury,  then,
he  or  she shall report said incident as soon as physically able to the
nearest police station or judicial officer.  IT IS NOT A DEFENSE TO THIS
SUBDIVISION IF A PERSON WHO, HAVING CAUSE TO KNOW THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE
HE OR SHE IS OPERATING HAS  COME  INTO  PHYSICAL  CONTACT  WITH  ANOTHER
OBJECT,  INCLUDING  AN ANIMAL OR PROPERTY, HAS CAUSED PERSONAL INJURY TO
ANOTHER PERSON AND DID NOT STOP HIS OR HER MOTOR VEHICLE  TO  MAKE  SURE
THAT THE OBJECT THAT SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH WAS NOT
ANOTHER PERSON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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