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Senate Bill S4236

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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2017-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1684
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §600-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4494, A6048

2017-S4236 (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-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4236
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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