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Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2060
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2060 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §600, V & T L; amd §§60.05 & 70.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S2060 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2060 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the penal law, in relation to the sentence for leaving scene of a vehicular incident with knowledge that serious physical injury or death is likely to result therefrom PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To require a mandatory minimum period of imprisonment of two years for a motorist who having been involved in an accident resulting in death or serious physical injury, leaves the scene without stopping or reporting the accident, although he or she had cause to know that serious physical injury or death was likely. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This proposal, to be known as the "Kelly McAuliffe bill", will amend Section 600 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to raise the grade of the crime of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting where an injury results in death or serious physical injury from a Class E to a Class D felony, if the motorist who leaves the scene knows, or has cause to know, that such result is likely. The Penal Law is amended to mandate that a person convicted of the new
2011-S2060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2060 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 and the penal law, in relation to the sentence for leaving scene of a vehicular incident with knowledge that serious physical injury or death is likely to result therefrom THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 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: 2. Personal injury. 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 iden- tification card for such vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give his or her name, resi- dence, including street and street number, insurance carrier and insur- ance identification information 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 offi- cer, 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. b. It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency who is at the scene of the accident to request the said operator or opera- tors of the motor vehicles, when physically capable of doing so, to exchange the information required hereinabove and such member of a law enforcement agency shall assist such operator or operators in making such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06408-01-1
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