senate Bill S6053

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the automatic uninsured vehicle enforcement program

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to transportation
May 16, 2019 referred to transportation

S6053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319-a, V & T L

S6053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the automatic uninsured vehicle enforcement program to empower a county, city, town or village to authorize local law enforcement agencies to install and operate automatic license plate reader systems on public highways to access and collect data for the investigation, detection, analysis or enforcement of the motor vehicle financial security act.

S6053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6053

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 establishing
  the automatic uninsured vehicle enforcement program

  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 319-a to read as follows:
  § 319-A. AUTOMATIC  UNINSURED  VEHICLE  ENFORCEMENT  PROGRAM.  1.  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO USE TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE TO
AID IN DETECTION OF VIOLATIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS
ARTICLE.  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE TO
AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO INSTALL AND OPERATE AUTOMAT-
IC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS WITHIN  SUCH  COUNTY,
CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE.
  2.  (A)  PARTICIPATING  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  MAY  USE AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER  SYSTEMS  UTILIZING  INDIVIDUAL  AUTOMATIC  LICENSE
PLATE  READER  SYSTEM  UNITS TO ACCESS AND COLLECT DATA FOR THE INVESTI-
GATION, DETECTION, ANALYSIS OR  ENFORCEMENT  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
NINETEEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (B)  TO  ACCOMPLISH  THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SHALL BE ALLOWED TO  ACCESS  THE  DATABASE  CREATED
PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS
ARTICLE TO ESTABLISH COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION THREE HUNDRED  NINETEEN  OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  (C)  ACCESS TO THE DATABASE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY  USERS  IN
THE  PROGRAM,  PROVIDED, ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH A CONTRACT IS EXECUTED TO
PROVIDE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR PURPOSES  OF
THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED,  AS  NECESSARY,  TO COLLABORATE FOR
REQUIRED UPDATES AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR SOFTWARE.

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

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