S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6814
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 21, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to accidents
and accident reports
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. 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), AND EITHER:
A. SUCH INCIDENT RESULTED FROM SUCH PERSON'S OPERATION OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS CHAPTER,
OR
B. SUCH PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE OF THIS
CHAPTER OR COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE SUBDIVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE
HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, OR
C. THE OPERATOR FAILS TO EITHER RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT OR
REPORT TO A POLICE STATION ON THE OPERATOR'S OWN VOLITION WITHIN SIXTY
MINUTES OF THE INCIDENT FOR SUBMISSION TO A CHEMICAL TEST AT THE REQUEST
OF A POLICE OFFICER, OR
D. HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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YEARS, PROVIDED THAT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A CONVICTION
IN ANY OTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION FOR AN OFFENSE WHICH, IF COMMITTED IN
THIS STATE, WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
SIX HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE OR SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS
CHAPTER SHALL BE TREATED AS A VIOLATION OF SUCH SECTION.
2. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHERE THE PERSONAL INJURY INVOLVED
RESULTS IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE
PENAL LAW, SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS D FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF
NOT LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND NOR MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDI-
TION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES PROVIDED BY LAW.
3. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHERE THE PERSONAL INJURY INVOLVED
RESULTS IN DEATH SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS C FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE
OF NOT LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN FIVE
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES
PROVIDED BY LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of March next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
violations occurring on and after such date.