Assembly Bill A619

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation, gives judges discretion to impose lower sentences for second and third degree convictions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A619 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9199
2013-2014: A1421
2017-2018: A1145
2019-2020: A2980

2015-A619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation; gives judges discretion to impose lower sentences for second and third degree convictions.

2015-A619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   619

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  aggravated
  unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section  511  of
the  vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 607 of
the laws of 1993 and paragraph (c) as added by chapter 173 of  the  laws
of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
  (b)  Aggravated  unlicensed  operation of a motor vehicle in the third
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this offense, the
sentence of the court [must] MAY be: (i) a fine of  not  less  than  two
hundred  dollars  nor  more than five hundred dollars; or (ii) a term of
imprisonment of not more than thirty days; or (iii) both such  fine  and
imprisonment;  OR  (IV)  ANY  OTHER SENTENCE NOT TO EXCEED THE FOREGOING
THAT, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT, ADMINISTERS JUSTICE.
  (c) When a person is convicted of this offense  with  respect  to  the
operation  of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than eighteen thousand pounds, the sentence of the court [must] MAY  be:
(i)  a  fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; or (ii) a term of imprisonment of not more than  thirty
days;  or  (iii)  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment; OR (IV) ANY OTHER
SENTENCE NOT TO EXCEED THE FOREGOING THAT,  IN  THE  DISCRETION  OF  THE
COURT, ADMINISTERS JUSTICE.
  S  2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 511 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of 1993,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (b)  Aggravated  unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second
degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this crime  under

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

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