Assembly Actions -
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May 04, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 30, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 29, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 28, 2016 |
1st report cal.482 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1353 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 05, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3324
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2015-S3324 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7120
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยงยง120.71 - 120.75, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A2589
2011-2012: S5097, A365
2013-2014: S2479, A521
2017-2018: S3313, A3588
2019-2020: S1786, A5101
2021-2022: S4904
2023-2024: S4093
2015-S3324 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3324 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the Penal Law to impose criminal liability on drivers who continue to operate motor vehicles in violation of the vehicle and traffic law and cause injury as a result. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the Penal Law to create crimes of Dangerous Driving, by adding new provisions which impose criminal liability on drivers who continue to operate motor vehicles in an unsafe manner or with suspended licenses. If a motorist has been convicted of two violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and has an accident that causes physical injury or death while operating a vehicle in violation of law, that driver would be guilty of a separate criminal offense and subject to criminal liability. The penalties range from one year to twenty five years depending on the severity of the injury. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3324 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3324 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 creating the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding five new sections 120.71, 120.72, 120.73, 120.74 and 120.75 to read as follows: S 120.71 DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FIFTH DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FIFTH DEGREE, WHEN HE OR SHE, HAVING BEEN CONVICTED WITHIN THE PRECEDING EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF ANY TWO VIOLATIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE, FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN, SIX HUNDRED, ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO, ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO, ELEV- EN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OR TWELVE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF SUCH SECTIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND IN DOING SO CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON. DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FIFTH DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. S 120.72 DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FOURTH DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FOURTH DEGREE, WHEN HE OR SHE, KNOWINGLY HAS IN EFFECT THREE OR MORE SUSPENSIONS, IMPOSED ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE DATES FOR FAILURE TO ANSWER, APPEAR, OR PAY A FINE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OR PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON. DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE FOURTH DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 120.73 DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE THIRD DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE THIRD DEGREE, WHEN HE OR SHE, (A) KNOWINGLY HAS IN EFFECT TEN OR MORE SUSPENSIONS, IMPOSED ON EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01081-01-5
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