Senate Bill S7866

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

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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-S7866 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10754
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1698, A2550, A9818
2015-2016: S405, A4760
2017-2018: S3393, A1944
2019-2020: S857
2021-2022: S1693
2023-2024: S194

2011-S7866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; also relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2011-S7866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7866

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 14, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving  the
  scene of an incident without reporting

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Alix's Law".
  S 2. Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
49 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  S 600. Leaving scene of an incident  without  reporting.  1.  Property
damage.  a.  Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having
cause to know that THE MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT OTHER THAN THE ROAD WAY, HAS A DUTY TO PERFORM  A
REASONABLE  AND  GOOD  FAITH  INVESTIGATION  OF THE INCIDENT AND IF AS A
RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR  HAS  REASON  TO  KNOW
THAT  damage  has  been  caused  to the real property or to the personal
property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-
ing] THE CONTACT OF the motor vehicle  operated  by  such  person,  SUCH
PERSON  shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop,
exhibit his or her license and insurance identification  card  for  such
vehicle,  when  such card is required pursuant to articles six and eight
of this chapter, and give his or her name, residence,  including  street
and  number,  insurance carrier and insurance identification information
including but not limited to the number  and  effective  dates  of  said
individual's  insurance policy, and license number to the party sustain-
ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres-
ent at the place where the damage occurred then he or she  shall  report
the  same  as  soon as physically able to the nearest police station, or
judicial officer.  A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE  IN  VIOLATION  OF
SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT CAME INTO
CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT OTHER THAN THE ROAD WAY, THAT RESULTED IN  DAMAGE
TO  REAL  PROPERTY OR TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, NOT INCLUDING ANIMALS OF
ANOTHER, SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO KNOW  OF  SUCH
CONTACT AND OF SUCH DAMAGE, UNLESS SUCH PERSON SHOWS THAT THEY WOULD NOT

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

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