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Senate Bill S568

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the felonies of aggravated vehicular assault and vehicular murder

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2011-S568 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง120.09 & 125.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1198

2011-S568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the felonies of aggravated vehicular assault and vehicular murder, to be Class C and Class B felonies, respectively.

2011-S568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   568

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  aggravated  vehicular
  assault and vehicular murder

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

  Section 1.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.09 to
read as follows:
S 120.09 AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT WHEN HE  RECKLESSLY
CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON BY OPERATION OF A VEHI-
CLE  IN  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION TWO, THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OR BY OPERATION  OF  A
VESSEL  OR  PUBLIC VESSEL IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (B), (C), (D) OR (E)
OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF THE NAVIGATION LAW  OR  BY
OPERATION  OF  A SNOWMOBILE IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (B), (C) OR (D) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 25.24 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC
PRESERVATION LAW OR BY OPERATION OF AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH   (A)   OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-TWO  HUNDRED
EIGHTY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION
TWO,  THREE  OR FOUR OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE
AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT IS A CLASS C FELONY.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.30  to  read
as follows:
S 125.30 VEHICULAR MURDER.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR MURDER WHEN HE RECKLESSLY CAUSES THE
DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON BY OPERATION OF A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
VISION TWO, THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THE
VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW OR BY OPERATION OF A VESSEL OR PUBLIC VESSEL IN

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

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