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Senate Bill S4060

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Includes leaving the scene of an accident within the crimes of aggravated vehicular manslaughter and aggravated vehicular assault when physical injury or death occurs to a person or persons

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2013-S4060 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6388
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง125.14 & 120.04-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2725
2017-2018: A4908
2019-2020: A4056

2013-S4060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes leaving the scene of an accident within the crimes of aggravated vehicular manslaughter and aggravated vehicular assault when physical injury or death occurs to a person or persons.

2013-S4060 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4060

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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 leaving  the  scene  of  a
  motor  vehicle accident that resulted in physical injury or death of a
  person or persons

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  6 and 7 of section 125.14 of the penal law,
subdivision 6 as amended and subdivision 7 as added by  chapter  496  of
the  laws  of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read
as follows:
  (6) has previously been convicted of violating any provision  of  this
article or article one hundred twenty of this title involving the opera-
tion  of  a motor vehicle, or was convicted in any other state or juris-
diction of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle  which,
if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this article
or article one hundred twenty of this title; [or]
  (7)  commits  such crime while operating a motor vehicle while a child
who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
and causes the death of such child[.]; OR
  (8) COMMITS SUCH CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF  THE  ACCIDENT  IN
THE  MANNER  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 2. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, subdi-
vision 5 as amended and subdivision 6 as added by  chapter  496  of  the
laws  of  2009,  are amended and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as
follows:
  (5) has previously been convicted of violating any provision  of  this
article  or  article one hundred twenty-five of this title involving the
operation of a motor vehicle, or was convicted in  any  other  state  or
jurisdiction  of  an  offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09646-01-3

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