Senate Bill S2277

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the imposition of accident response service fees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S2277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5445
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 §389, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3682

2011-S2277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of accident response service fees on insurance companies, drivers or owners of a motor vehicle, or any other person following an accident.

2011-S2277 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2277

                       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, in relation to  prohibiting
  the imposition of accident response service fees

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

  Section 1. Article 11 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is  amended  by
adding a new section 389 to read as follows:
  S 389. ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "ACCIDENT  RESPONSE  SERVICE  FEE"  MEANS  A  FEE IMPOSED FOR THE
RESPONSE OR INVESTIGATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT BY A LAW  ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY; AND
  (B) "ENTITY" MEANS:
  (I) THE STATE;
  (II) A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, INCLUDING:
  A. A COUNTY;
  B. A CITY;
  C. A BOROUGH;
  D. AN INCORPORATED TOWN;
  E. A TOWNSHIP; OR
  F. A HOME-RULED MUNICIPALITY; AND
  (III)  ANY  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY  OR AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OF A GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITY OR AGENCY.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A  PERSON  OR
ENTITY  SHALL  NOT IMPOSE AN ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE ON OR FROM AN
INSURANCE COMPANY, THE DRIVER OR OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OR ANY  OTHER
PERSON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08335-01-1

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