Senate Bill S6626

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts "Charlotte's Law" relating to the permanent termination of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2013-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6341
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 20 Art Head, add §510-d, amd §§1146 & 511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8934
2015-2016: S1867, A2014
2017-2018: S2426
2019-2020: S382
2021-2022: S232
2023-2024: S296

2013-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Charlotte's Law"; relates to the permanent termination of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators who have been convicted of certain violations three times in a 25 year period.

2013-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6626

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 19, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FARLEY, MARCHIONE -- 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 enacting
  "Charlotte's Law" relating to the termination of driving privileges of
  persistent vehicle and traffic law violators

  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 "Charlotte's
Law".
  S 2. The article heading of article 20 of the vehicle and traffic  law
is amended to read as follows:

                    SUSPENSION [AND], REVOCATION AND
                               TERMINATION

  S  3.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
510-d to read as follows:
  S 510-D. TERMINATION OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES OF PERSISTENT  VEHICLE  AND
TRAFFIC  LAW  VIOLATORS. 1. DEFINITION OF PERSISTENT VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW VIOLATOR. A PERSON IS A PERSISTENT VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW  VIOLATOR
IF  SUCH  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  CONVICTED THREE TIMES, WITHIN THE PRECEDING
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, OF ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES:
  (A) ANY OFFENSES DEFINED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF  THIS
CHAPTER; OR
  (B) ANY OFFENSE DEFINED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS
CHAPTER; OR
  (C)  ANY VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B) OR (C) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER; OR
  (D) VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN  SECTION
125.12  OF  THE PENAL LAW, VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 125.13 OF THE  PENAL  LAW,  OR  AGGRAVATED  VEHICULAR
HOMICIDE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 125.14 OF THE PENAL LAW; OR
  (E) MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION  125.15 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS

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

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