Senate Bill S4747

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5266 - Vetoed by Governor


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

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2015-S4747 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5266
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §600-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7315

2015-S4747 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

2015-S4747 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4747 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4747

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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  aggravated
  leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 600-a to read as follows:
  S  600-A.  AGGRAVATED LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT WITHOUT REPORT-
ING. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED LEAVING THE SCENE OF  AN  INCI-
DENT  WITHOUT  REPORTING WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS THE CRIME OF LEAVING THE
SCENE OF AN INCIDENT WITHOUT REPORTING, IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH  A  OF
SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  SIX HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE (OTHER THAN A
VIOLATION RESULTING SOLELY FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PERSON TO EXHIBIT HIS
OR HER LICENSE AND INSURANCE CARD  FOR  SUCH  VEHICLE  OR  EXCHANGE  THE
INFORMATION  REQUIRED  IN  SUCH  PARAGRAPH), SUCH INCIDENT RESULTED FROM
SUCH PERSON'S COMMISSION OF RECKLESS DRIVING  IN  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION
TWELVE  HUNDRED  TWELVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND SUCH DRIVING IN VIOLATION OF
SUCH SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWELVE RECKLESSLY CAUSED THE DEATH  OF  MORE
THAN  ONE  OTHER  PERSON AND/OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO MORE THAN ONE
OTHER PERSON, AND HE OR SHE EITHER:
  A. COMMITS SUCH CRIME WHILE KNOWING OR HAVING REASON TO KNOW THAT: (I)
HIS OR HER LICENSE OR HIS OR HER PRIVILEGE OF OPERATING A MOTOR  VEHICLE
IN ANOTHER STATE OR HIS OR HER PRIVILEGE OF OBTAINING A LICENSE TO OPER-
ATE  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE IN ANOTHER STATE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AND SUCH
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION IS BASED UPON A CONVICTION IN SUCH OTHER  STATE
FOR  AN  OFFENSE  WHICH  WOULD, IF COMMITTED IN THIS STATE, CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THIS  ARTICLE  OR
OF  ANY  OF  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS
CHAPTER; OR (II) HIS OR HER LICENSE OR HIS OR HER PRIVILEGE OF OPERATING
A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE OR HIS OR HER  PRIVILEGE  OF  OBTAINING  A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02367-02-5
              

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