Assembly Bill A3470

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for violations relating to the licensing of drivers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§318, 319, 509 & 511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3929
2011-2012: A4554
2013-2014: A4247
2015-2016: A4544
2019-2020: A5009

2017-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the length of time vehicle registrations, drivers' licenses and non-resident driving privileges for individuals who drive without insurance are revoked; makes driving without insurance on a vehicle a misdemeanor; increases the penalties for driving without a license; increases penalties for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

2017-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3470
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAIA, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MALLIOTAKIS, FINCH,
   MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH,  FITZPATRICK,
   HAWLEY, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
   the penalties for violations relating to the licensing of drivers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 318 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Such motor vehicle shall not be registered in  the  name  of  such
 person,  or  in  any  other  name  where the commissioner has reasonable
 grounds to believe that  such  registration  will  have  the  effect  of
 defeating  the purpose of this article, and no other motor vehicle shall
 be registered in the name of  such  person,  nor  any  driver's  license
 issued  to  such person, for a period of [one year] EIGHTEEN MONTHS from
 the date of such revocation.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 318 of the vehicle  and
 traffic law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Such non-resident privileges shall not be restored for a period of
 [one year] EIGHTEEN MONTHS from the date of such revocation.
   §  3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 318 of the vehicle and
 traffic law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) No new driver's license shall be issued, or non-resident privilege
 restored to such person for a period of [one year] EIGHTEEN MONTHS  from
 the date of such revocation.
   §  4.  Subdivision 9 of section 318 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 1025 of the laws of  1971,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9.  (a)  If  a motor vehicle has been involved in an accident, and its
 registration or the driver's license of its operator, or both, have been

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

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