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Senate Bill S6635

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to violations for the use of a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle

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2015-S6635 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1225-d, V & T L

2015-S6635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to violations for the use of a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; increases monetary penalties and the point value assigned by the commissioner for such use.

2015-S6635 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6635

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  penalties
  for  the  use  of  portable electronic devices while operating a motor
  vehicle

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by section 7 of part B of chapter  55  of  the  laws  of
2014, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  (A)  A violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty  dollars  nor  more
than  two  hundred  dollars  upon  conviction of a first violation; upon
conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within  a
period of eighteen months, such violation shall be punished by a fine of
not  less  than  [fifty]  TWO  HUNDRED  dollars nor more than [two] FOUR
hundred [fifty] dollars;  upon  conviction  of  a  third  or  subsequent
violation,  all  of  which  were  committed  within a period of eighteen
months, such violation shall be punished by a  fine  of  not  less  than
[fifty] ONE THOUSAND dollars [nor more than four hundred fifty dollars],
AND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
ANY  TRAFFIC  VIOLATION INVOLVING THE USE OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE OR PORT-
ABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SHALL  BE ASSIGNED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  A  POINT
VALUE OF SIX POINTS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
traffic violations for the use of a  portable  electronic  device  while
operating a motor vehicle occurring on and after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13909-01-6

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