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Assembly Bill A2127A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to reckless driving; relates to culpability regarding criminal homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle

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2015-A2127 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1212, V & T L; add §15.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3840
2019-2020: A1381
2021-2022: A3036
2023-2024: A1144
2025-2026: A3172

2015-A2127 - Summary

Relates to reckless driving; relates to culpability regarding criminal homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle.

2015-A2127 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2127

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  criminal  negligence
  involving the use of a motor vehicle

  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 a new section  15.07  to
read as follows:
S  15.07  CULPABILITY;  CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE INVOLVING THE USE OF A MOTOR
          VEHICLE.
  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 15.05 OF THIS ARTICLE, A PERSON MAY  BE  FOUND
TO  HAVE  ACTED  WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE WITH RESPECT TO A HOMICIDE, AS
DEFINED BY SECTION 125.10 OF THIS CHAPTER, INVOLVING THE USE OF A  MOTOR
VEHICLE,  IF IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT HE OR SHE WAS RECKLESSLY DRIVING, AS
DEFINED UNDER SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04177-01-5

2015-A2127A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1212, V & T L; add §15.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3840
2019-2020: A1381
2021-2022: A3036
2023-2024: A1144
2025-2026: A3172

2015-A2127A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reckless driving; relates to culpability regarding criminal homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle.

2015-A2127A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2127--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 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 vehicle and traffic law, in relation to reckless
  driving; and to amend the penal law, in relation  to  criminal  negli-
  gence involving the use of a motor vehicle

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

  Section 1. Section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as  added  by
chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1212. Reckless driving. Reckless driving shall mean driving or using
any  motor  vehicle,  motorcycle  or  any other vehicle propelled by any
power other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof in
a manner which (1) unreasonably interferes with the free and proper  use
of the public highway, or (2) unreasonably endangers users of the public
highway,  OR  (3) IS RECKLESS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 15.05 OF THE
PENAL LAW.   [Reckless] ALL SUCH driving  is  prohibited.  Every  person
violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 15.07 to read as
follows:
S  15.07  CULPABILITY;  CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE INVOLVING THE USE OF A MOTOR
          VEHICLE.
  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 15.05 OF THIS ARTICLE, A PERSON MAY  BE  FOUND
TO  HAVE  ACTED  WITH  CRIMINAL  NEGLIGENCE INVOLVING THE USE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO A HOMICIDE, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION  125.10  OF
THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  AN  ASSAULT, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 120.00 OF THIS
CHAPTER, IF IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT HE OR SHE WAS RECKLESSLY DRIVING,  AS
DEFINED UNDER SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04177-02-5

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