S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9584
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 9, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1, paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion 2 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle
and traffic law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of
subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of 1993 and para-
graph (b) of subdivision 3 as separately amended by chapters 786 and 892
of the laws of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this offense, the
sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than [two] FIVE
hundred dollars nor more than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars; or
(ii) a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days; or (iii) both
such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this crime under
subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the sentence of
the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than [five hundred] ONE THOU-
SAND dollars[; and] NOR MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND/OR (ii) a
term of imprisonment not to exceed one hundred eighty days; or (iii)
where appropriate a sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six
of this section; or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a
sentence of probation as provided in the penal law and consistent with
this section. When a person is convicted of this crime under subpara-
graph (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the
sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and (ii) a term of imprison-
ment of not less than seven days nor more than one hundred eighty days,
or (iii) where appropriate a sentence of probation as provided in subdi-
vision six of this section; or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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tion of a sentence of probation as provided in the penal law and
consistent with this section.
(b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first
degree is a class E felony. When a person is convicted of this crime,
the sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine in an amount not less than
[five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor more than [five] TEN thousand
dollars; and (ii) a term of imprisonment [as provided in the penal law,]
NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS; or (iii) where
appropriate and a term of imprisonment is not required by the penal law,
a sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six of this section,
or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a sentence of probation
as provided in the penal law.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.