Senate Bill S7108

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting Vince's law

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8021 - Signed by Governor

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

2013-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8021
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1193, V & T L

2013-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Vince's law, relating to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2013-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7108

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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
  "Vince's law"

  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 "Vince's law".
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and
traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (ii-a)  to  read  as
follows:
  (II-A)  A  PERSON  WHO  OPERATES A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
TWO, TWO-A, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO
OF  THIS  ARTICLE AFTER HAVING BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
SION TWO, TWO-A, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SUCH SECTION OR  OF  VEHICULAR
ASSAULT  IN  THE  SECOND  OR  FIRST DEGREE, AS DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN
SECTIONS 120.03 AND 120.04 AND AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT  AS  DEFINED
IN SECTION 120.04-A OF THE PENAL LAW OR OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE
SECOND OR FIRST DEGREE, AS DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 125.12 AND
125.13 AND AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 125.14 OF
SUCH  LAW, THREE OR MORE TIMES WITHIN THE PRECEDING FIFTEEN YEARS, SHALL
BE GUILTY OF A CLASS D FELONY, AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A  FINE  OF  NOT
LESS  THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY
A PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE PENAL LAW, OR BY  BOTH  SUCH
FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law and shall apply to
violations occurring on and after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11261-03-4

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.