Assembly Bill A1944A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

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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-A1944 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3393
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10754, S7866
2013-2014: A2550, A9818, S1698
2015-2016: A4760, S405
2019-2020: S857
2021-2022: S1693
2023-2024: S194

2017-A1944 - Summary

Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2017-A1944 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1944
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to 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. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Alix's Law".
   § 2. Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
 49 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 600. Leaving scene of an incident  without  reporting.  1.  Property
 damage.  a.  Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having
 cause to know that THE MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
 CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, HAS A DUTY TO
 PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF
 AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO
 KNOW THAT damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal
 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-
 ing]  THE  CONTACT  OF  the  motor vehicle operated by such person, SUCH
 PERSON shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred,  stop,
 exhibit  his  or  her license and insurance identification card for such
 vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six  and  eight
 of  this  chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street
 and number, insurance carrier and insurance  identification  information
 including  but  not  limited  to  the number and effective dates of said
 individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party  sustain-
 ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres-
 ent  at  the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report
 the same as soon as physically able to the nearest  police  station,  or
 judicial  officer.    A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  CAME  INTO
 CONTACT  WITH  A  PERSON,  REAL  PROPERTY,  OR  PERSONAL  PROPERTY, THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3393
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10754, S7866
2013-2014: A2550, A9818, S1698
2015-2016: A4760, S405
2019-2020: S857
2021-2022: S1693
2023-2024: S194

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1944--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, WALTER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee  on
   Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to 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. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Alix's Law".
   §  2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 and paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
 section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section  4  of
 part  AAA  of  chapter  59  of  the  laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or  having  cause
 to  know  that  THE  MOTOR  VEHICLE  OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
 CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, HAS A DUTY TO
 PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF
 AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO
 KNOW THAT damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal
 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-
 ing]  THE  CONTACT  OF  the  motor vehicle operated by such person, SUCH
 PERSON shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred,  stop,
 exhibit  his  or  her license and insurance identification card for such
 vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six  and  eight
 of  this  chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street
 and number, insurance carrier and insurance  identification  information
 including  but  not  limited  to  the number and effective dates of said
 individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party  sustain-
 ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres-
 ent  at  the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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