Senate Bill S2597

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to driving while intoxicated

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  • 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-S2597 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5349
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1193, V & T L; amd §70.06, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S750, A6490
2015-2016: S4220, A5766
2017-2018: A4404

2011-S2597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to driving while intoxicated; imposes further penalties upon persons who operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2011-S2597 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2597

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. FUSCHILLO, BONACIC, DILAN, HUNTLEY, JOHNSON, KLEIN,
  LARKIN, NOZZOLIO, SALAND, STAVISKY -- 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 driving while intoxicated

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read
as follows:
  (IV)  IN CALCULATING THE TEN YEAR PERIOD UNDER ITEM (I) OF CLAUSE B OF
SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,
ANY  PERIOD  OF  TIME  DURING  WHICH THE PERSON WAS INCARCERATED FOR ANY
REASON BETWEEN THE TIME OF  COMMISSION  OF  THE  PREVIOUS  VIOLATION  OF
SUBDIVISION  TWO, TWO-A, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE OR OF VEHICULAR  ASSAULT  IN  THE  SECOND  OR
FIRST  DEGREE,  AS  DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 120.03 AND 120.04
AND AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 120.04-A  OF  THE
PENAL LAW OR OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND OR FIRST DEGREE, AS
DEFINED,  RESPECTIVELY,  IN  SECTIONS  125.12  AND 125.13 AND AGGRAVATED
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 125.14 OF  SUCH  LAW,  AND  THE
TIME OF COMMISSION OF THE PRESENT OFFENSE SHALL BE EXCLUDED AND SUCH TEN
YEAR  PERIOD  SHALL BE EXTENDED BY A PERIOD OR PERIODS EQUAL TO THE TIME
SERVED UNDER SUCH INCARCERATION.
  S 2. Subdivision 1-a of section 1193 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
as added by chapter 691 of the laws of 2002, paragraph (c) as amended by
chapter  669  of the laws of 2007, paragraph (d) as added by chapter 732
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  1-a. Additional penalties. (a) Except as provided for  in  [paragraph]
PARAGRAPHS  (A-1), (b) AND (B-1) of this subdivision, a person who oper-
ates a vehicle in violation of subdivision two [or], TWO-A, three,  FOUR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04584-03-1
              

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