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Senate Bill S562

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; presumption of avoiding prosecution for DUI

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2013-S562 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§600 & 602, add §600-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2222
2011-2012: S317
2015-2016: S130
2017-2018: S4946

2013-S562 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; creates a presumption of avoiding prosecution for DUI when leaving the scene of an incident without reporting within four hours of consuming an alcoholic beverage. Criminal Sanction Impact.

2013-S562 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   562

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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, in relation  to  increasing
  penalties and requiring imprisonment for leaving the scene of an inci-
  dent without reporting

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

  Section 1. 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 damage has been caused to the real property or to the
personal property, not including animals, of another, due to an incident
involving  the motor vehicle operated by such person shall, before leav-
ing 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 sustaining  the  damage,  or  in
case  the person sustaining the damage is not present 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.
  b.  It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency who
is at the scene of the [accident] INCIDENT to request the said  operator
or operators of the motor vehicles, when physically capable of doing so,
to  exchange  the  information  required [hereinabove] IN PARAGRAPH A OF
THIS SUBDIVISION and such member  of  a  law  enforcement  agency  shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00498-01-3

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