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Senate Bill S2073

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the suspension of a driver's license upon a conviction of boating while intoxicated and vice versa

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2011-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §49-a, Nav L; amd §1193, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1308

2011-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the suspension of a driver's license upon a conviction of boating while intoxicated and for the suspension of the privilege to operate a vessel upon the waters of this state upon a conviction of driving while ability impaired or driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

2011-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2073

                       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 navigation law and the vehicle and traffic  law,  in
  relation to the suspension of privileges to operate a vessel and driv-
  er's licenses for certain alcohol related offenses

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section
49-a of the navigation law, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 805 of the
laws of 1992, subparagraph 1  of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3  as
amended by chapter 599 of the laws of 2008 and paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion  4  as  amended  by chapter 391 of the laws of 1998, are amended to
read as follows:
  3. Privilege to operate a vessel AND  DRIVER'S  LICENSE;  suspensions.
(a) The court shall suspend a person's privilege to operate a vessel AND
DRIVER'S  LICENSE and may suspend a vessel registration OR MOTOR VEHICLE
REGISTRATION for:
  (1) a period of at least six but less  than  twelve  months  where  an
operator is convicted of a violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision two
of this section. In determining the length of such suspension or suspen-
sions,  the  court  may  take  into consideration the seriousness of the
offense and may impose a period of suspension  whereby  such  suspension
may  be  in effect during a portion of the current or subsequent boating
season;
  (2) a period of twelve months where an  operator  is  convicted  of  a
violation  of  paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision two of this
section;
  (3) a period of twenty-four months where a person is  convicted  of  a
violation  of  paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision two of this
section after having been convicted of a  violation  of  paragraph  (b),
(c),  (d)  or  (e)  of subdivision two of this section or of operating a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06525-01-1

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