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Assembly Bill A6847

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits approval by the commissioner of motor vehicles of defensive driving courses or defensive driving programs conducted over the internet only

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2015-A6847 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5, Chap 751 of 2005
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8663

2015-A6847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits approval by the commissioner of motor vehicles of defensive driving courses or defensive driving programs conducted over the internet only.

2015-A6847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6847

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the insurance
  law and the vehicle and traffic law relating to establishing the acci-
  dent prevention course internet technology pilot program, in  relation
  to repealing such program

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

  Section 1. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall  not  approve  any
defensive  driving  program  or defensive driving course instructed only
over the internet or other such technological means, and  shall  require
that a certified instructor be physically present for the instruction of
such  programs.  All fees received, but not yet expended, by the depart-
ment of motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions of article 12-C of the
vehicle and traffic law and all other moneys appropriated,  credited  or
transferred  thereto  from  any other fund or source pursuant to law for
purposes of administering or implementing the provisions of such article
12-C shall be returned to the possession of the  state  comptroller  and
the commissioner of taxation and finance within sixty days from the date
on which this act shall take effect.
  S 2. Section 5 of chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the insur-
ance  law  and  the vehicle and traffic law relating to establishing the
accident prevention course internet technology pilot program, as amended
by section 1 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
read as follows:
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed [May
31, 2019] ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOU-
SAND  FIFTEEN  THAT  AMENDED  THIS  SECTION; provided that any rules and
regulations necessary to implement the provisions of  this  act  on  its

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05768-02-5

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