Senate Bill S1867

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts "Charlotte's Law" relating to the permanent termination of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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-S1867 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2014
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 20 Art Head, add §510-d, amd §§1146 & 511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8934
2013-2014: S6626, A6341
2017-2018: S2426
2019-2020: S382
2021-2022: S232
2023-2024: S296

2015-S1867 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Charlotte's Law"; relates to the permanent termination of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators who have been convicted of certain violations three times in a 25 year period.

2015-S1867 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 1867                                                  A. 2014

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, BUTLER, RAIA, MONTESANO,
  McDONOUGH, RIVERA, KATZ, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  CROUCH,  McLAUGHLIN,  MILLER, TENNEY, THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  enacting
  "Charlotte's Law" relating to the termination of driving privileges of
  persistent vehicle and traffic law violators

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  "Charlotte's
Law".
  S  2. The article heading of article 20 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended to read as follows:

                    SUSPENSION [AND], REVOCATION AND
                               TERMINATION

  S 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
510-d to read as follows:
  S  510-D.  TERMINATION OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES OF PERSISTENT VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATORS. 1. DEFINITION OF PERSISTENT VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
LAW  VIOLATOR. A PERSON IS A PERSISTENT VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATOR
IF SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED  THREE  TIMES,  WITHIN  THE  PRECEDING
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, OF ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES:
  (A)  ANY OFFENSES DEFINED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS
CHAPTER; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02604-01-5

              

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