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Assembly Bill A8190A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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2015-A8190 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5723
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-506, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6202
2019-2020: S2588
2021-2022: S4572
2023-2024: S3083
2025-2026: S7348

2015-A8190 - Summary

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission.

2015-A8190 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8190

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed officer of
  the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  e of section 19-506 of the
administrative code of the city of New  York,  as  added  by  local  law
number 32 of the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  In addition to or as an alternative to the penalties provided for
the violation of the provisions of paragraph one of subdivision b  [or],
subdivision  d  OR  SUBDIVISION  L of this section, any person who shall
violate such provisions shall, for the first violation, be liable for  a
civil  penalty  of one thousand five hundred dollars, and for the second
violation committed within a thirty six month period, for a civil penal-
ty of two thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars.
  S 2. Subdivision l of section 19-506 of the administrative code of the
city of New York, as added by chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is  amended
to read as follows:
  l.  A  person  is  guilty of [unlawful] UNLAWFULLY fleeing [a New York
city taxi and limousine] AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION  or  A
police  officer when, knowing that he or she has been directed to remain
stopped by [a New York city taxi and limousine] AN  enforcement  officer
OF  THE COMMISSION or A police officer, the driver of a vehicle [operat-
ing pursuant to a HAIL license who is stopped in a zone where he or  she
is  not  permitted  to  pick up street hails] LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION
thereafter attempts to flee such officer ON FOOT OR by setting the vehi-
cle in motion and either [travels] TRAVELLING over  three  hundred  feet
without  stopping or [engages] ENGAGING in conduct constituting reckless
driving as defined in section twelve hundred twelve of the  vehicle  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10966-01-5

2015-A8190A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5723
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-506, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6202
2019-2020: S2588
2021-2022: S4572
2023-2024: S3083
2025-2026: S7348

2015-A8190A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission.

2015-A8190A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8190--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed officer  of
  the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 19-506 of the administrative  code
of  the  city of New York, as added by chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
  l. A person is guilty of [unlawful] UNLAWFULLY  fleeing  [a  New  York
city  taxi  and limousine] AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION or A
police officer when, knowing that he or she has been directed to  remain
stopped  by  [a New York city taxi and limousine] AN enforcement officer
OF THE COMMISSION or A police officer, the driver of a vehicle  [operat-
ing  pursuant to a HAIL license who is stopped in a zone where he or she
is not permitted to pick up street hails]  LICENSED  BY  THE  COMMISSION
thereafter attempts to flee such officer ON FOOT OR by setting the vehi-
cle  in  motion  and either [travels] TRAVELLING over three hundred feet
without stopping or [engages] ENGAGING in conduct constituting  reckless
driving  as  defined in section twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and
traffic law. [Unlawful] UNLAWFULLY fleeing [a New  York  city  taxi  and
limousine]  AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION or A police officer
is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not  less  than  seven  hundred
fifty  dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment of
not more than ninety  days  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment.
Notwithstanding  any  contrary  provision  of law, any charge alleging a
violation of this subdivision shall be returnable before a court  having
jurisdiction over misdemeanors.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10966-02-5

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