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May 07, 2014 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 30, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 29, 2014 |
1st report cal.468 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
May 08, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 21, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 20, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 19, 2013 |
1st report cal.261 |
Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3547
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S3547 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3547 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates the crimes of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first, second and third degrees; prohibits acting as a passenger or an operator of a motor vehicle with intent to defraud by means of planning and execution of an accident; provides crime is a class B felony if an uninvolved party is injured.
2013-S3547 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3547 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to staging a motor vehicle accident SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would establish a new crime of staging a motor vehicle accident A person who operates a motor vehicle and intentionally causes a collision with intent to commit insurance fraud or arranges to have another person intentionally cause such a collision shall be guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the third degree which would be punishable as a class D felony. A person would be guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree, punishable as a class C felony, if he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle accident in the third degree and has been previously convicted of an insurance fraud crime within the preced- ing five years A person would he guilty of staging in the first degree, punishable as a class B felony, if a person commits the offense of stag- ing in the third degree and causes serious personal injury or death to another person other than a participant in such offense. JUSTIFICATION: On March 22, 2003, Alice Ross, a 71 year old grandmother, was killed as the result of a staged auto accident. These "accidents" are arranged and intentionally committed by criminals who then file fraudulent insurance claims for fake crash injuries and rob insurance companies and their policyholders While the economic cost of such activ-
2013-S3547 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3547 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- 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 staging a motor vehicle accident 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 "Alice's Law". S 2. The penal law is amended by adding three new sections 176.75, 176.80 and 176.85 to read as follows: S 176.75 STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE THIRD DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, HE OR SHE: (1) OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE AND INTENTIONALLY CAUSES OR ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE A COLLISION INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE; OR (2) SOLICITS, REQUESTS, COMMANDS, IMPORTUNES OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE ANOTHER PERSON TO INTENTIONALLY CAUSE A COLLISION INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE. STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 176.80 STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, AND HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED WITHIN THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS OF ANY CRIME DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE. STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS C FELONY. S 176.85 STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03833-02-3
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