Assembly Bill A1684

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to procedures engaged in by investigating peace or police officers responding to traffic accidents involving a pedestrian or bicyclist and an omnibus

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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-A1684 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4236
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §600-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6048, S4494

2017-A1684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to procedures engaged in by investigating peace or police officers responding to traffic accidents involving a pedestrian or bicyclist and an omnibus.

2017-A1684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1684
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY, COLTON, ABBATE, PICHARDO, WEPRIN, WRIGHT,
   ORTIZ,  BENEDETTO,  WALKER,  RICHARDSON,  DAVILA, SEPULVEDA, BICHOTTE,
   CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRONSON, DILAN --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to procedures
   engaged in by investigating peace or  police  officers  responding  to
   traffic accidents involving a pedestrian or bicyclist and an omnibus
 
   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:
   § 600-A. ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS AND AN OMNIBUS.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RULE, ANY PEACE OFFICER OR
 POLICE OFFICER RESPONDING TO THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A COLLI-
 SION BETWEEN AN OMNIBUS AND EITHER A PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLE OPERATOR, WHO
 IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE FOR SUCH COLLISION AND IS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETION OF AN ACCIDENT REPORT  REQUIRED  BY  THIS
 ARTICLE,  SHALL  ISSUE  A SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATION FOR THE OMNIBUS
 OPERATOR TO APPEAR IN A COURT  HAVING  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  IF  SUCH
 OFFICER  HAS  A  REASONABLE  CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A TRAFFIC INFRACTION,
 OTHER THAN A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR MISDEMEANOR, OTHER THAN A MISDEMEANOR
 DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER, HAS BEEN COMMITTED BY THE OMNIBUS OPERATOR.  IF
 THE  DRIVER  OF THE OMNIBUS IS DULY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE NINETEEN-A OF
 THIS CHAPTER, HAS REMAINED AT THE SCENE OF SUCH ACCIDENT AND HAS COOPER-
 ATED WITH THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER, THEN SUCH OFFICER SHALL NOT  DETAIN
 OR  OTHERWISE PREVENT SUCH OPERATOR FROM LEAVING THE SCENE OF SUCH ACCI-
 DENT AFTER THE OFFICER HAS COMPLETED HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE  INVESTIGATION
 AT THE SCENE OF SUCH ACCIDENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04028-01-7
              

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