Assembly Bill A3230A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts Seth's law relating to increasing penalties for 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-A3230 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S882
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6872, S3570
2011-2012: A3350, S2918
2013-2014: A1533, S2503
2015-2016: A1879, S1108
2019-2020: A3252, S4715
2021-2022: A2515
2023-2024: A3126

2017-A3230 - Summary

Enacts Seth's law relating to increasing penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

2017-A3230 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3230
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ABBATE, BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, DenDEKKER,
   GALEF,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RAIA,
   RAMOS,  THIELE  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, FITZPATRICK,
   GARBARINO, GLICK, JOHNS,  LUPARDO,  RA,  SALADINO  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
   penalties for 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. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as amended by chapter  49  of  the  laws  of  2005,  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]  E FELONY, punishable by a fine of not less than
 [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor  more  than  one  thousand  FIVE
 HUNDRED  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] D felo-
 ny, punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand FIVE HUNDRED  nor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A3230A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S882
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6872, S3570
2011-2012: A3350, S2918
2013-2014: A1533, S2503
2015-2016: A1879, S1108
2019-2020: A3252, S4715
2021-2022: A2515
2023-2024: A3126

2017-A3230A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Seth's law relating to increasing penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

2017-A3230A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3230--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ABBATE, BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, DenDEKKER,
   GALEF,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RAIA,
   RAMOS,  THIELE  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, FITZPATRICK,
   GARBARINO, GLICK, JOHNS, LUPARDO, RA -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Transportation  --  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  increasing
   penalties for 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 "Seth's law".
   § 2. 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] E FELONY, punishable by a fine of  not  less  than
 [five  hundred]  ONE  THOUSAND  dollars  nor more than one thousand FIVE
 HUNDRED dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.  Any
 such  violation  committed  by a person after such person has previously
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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