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Senate Bill S9196

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to leaving scene of an incident without reporting, making a violation involving a personal injury a class E felony

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2017-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S58

2017-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to leaving scene of an incident without reporting, making a violation involving a personal injury a class E felony.

2017-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9196
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  leaving
   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. Paragraph c 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:
   c. A violation of the provisions of paragraph a  of  this  subdivision
 resulting  solely  from the failure of an operator to exhibit his or her
 license and insurance identification card for the  vehicle  or  exchange
 the  information  required  in such paragraph shall constitute a class B
 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty  nor
 more  than  five  hundred  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties
 provided by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a  class
 A  misdemeanor  punishable  by  a fine of not less than five hundred nor
 more than one thousand  dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties
 provided  by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this
 subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an operator  to  exhibit
 his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or
 exchange the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute [a
 class  A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred
 dollars nor more than one thousand dollars  in  addition  to  any  other
 penalties  provided  by  law.  Any  such violation committed by a person
 after such person has previously been  convicted  of  such  a  violation
 shall  constitute]  a  class  E felony, punishable by a fine of not less
 than one thousand nor more than two thousand  five  hundred  dollars  in
 addition  to  any  other penalties provided by law. Any violation of the
 provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for  the  mere
 failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance iden-
 tification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in
 such paragraph, where the personal injury involved [(i) results in seri-
 ous physical injury, as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law, shall

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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