Assembly Bill A1158

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to adding community service to sentences for second and third degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle

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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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2017-A1158 (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: A9172
2013-2014: A1425
2015-2016: A514
2019-2020: A3279

2017-A1158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding community service to sentences for second and third degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

2017-A1158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1158
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  adding
   community  service to sentences for second and third degree 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. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdi-
 vision 2 of section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 607 of the laws of 1993, 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 be: (i) a fine of not less than  two  hundred
 dollars  nor more than five hundred dollars; or (ii) a term of imprison-
 ment of not more than thirty days; or (iii) both such fine and imprison-
 ment; OR (IV) A TERM OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY NOT  TO  EXCEED  THIRTY
 DAYS.
   (b)  Aggravated  unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second
 degree is a misdemeanor. When a person is convicted of this crime  under
 subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the sentence of
 the court must be: (i) a fine of not less than five hundred dollars; and
 (ii) a term of imprisonment not to exceed one hundred  eighty  days;  or
 (iii)  where appropriate a sentence of probation as provided in subdivi-
 sion six of this section; or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a  condition
 of  a  sentence of probation as provided in the penal law and consistent
 with this section; OR (V) A TERM OF SERVICE  TO  THE  COMMUNITY  NOT  TO
 EXCEED  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS.   When a person is convicted of this
 crime under subparagraph (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph  (a)  of  this
 subdivision,  the  sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less
 than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and (ii) a
 term of imprisonment of not less than  seven  days  nor  more  than  one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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