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Senate Bill S6366

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to lowering the blood alcohol level from .18 to .14 for the offenses of vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, vehicular assault in the first degree and aggravated vehicular assault

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2015-S6366 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง125.13, 120.04 & 120.04-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S913

2015-S6366 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to lowering the blood alcohol level from .18 to .14 for the offenses of vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, vehicular assault in the first degree and aggravated vehicular assault.

2015-S6366 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6366 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6366

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- 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 lowering the blood alcohol
  level from .18 to .14 for the offenses of  vehicular  manslaughter  in
  the first degree, vehicular assault in the first degree and aggravated
  vehicular assault

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  125.13  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  496  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  (1) commits such crime while operating  a  motor  vehicle  while  such
person  has  [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in
such person's blood as shown  by  chemical  analysis  of  such  person's
blood,  breath,  urine  or  saliva  made  pursuant  to the provisions of
section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 120.04 of the penal law, as  amended  by
chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  commits  such  crime  while  operating a motor vehicle while such
person has [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of  alcohol  in
such  person's  blood  as  shown  by  chemical analysis of such person's
blood, breath, urine or  saliva  made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
  S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  commits  such  crimes  while operating a motor vehicle while such
person has [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of  alcohol  in
such  person's  blood  as  shown  by  chemical analysis of such person's
blood, breath, urine or  saliva  made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13519-01-6

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