Senate Bill S6188

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the punishment for certain traffic infractions committed by certain limousine operators

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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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2019-S6188 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1161, 1800 & 1180, V & T L

2019-S6188 - Summary

Relates to the punishment for certain traffic infractions committed by an operator of a stretch limousine or other motor vehicle designed or modified for purposes of having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers.

2019-S6188 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6188 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6188
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 the  punish-
   ment  for  certain  traffic  infractions committed by an operator of a
   stretch limousine or other motor  carrier  designed  or  modified  for
   purposes of having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1161 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  section 14 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   c. (I) No altered motor vehicle commonly referred  to  as  a  "stretch
 limousine"  OR  OTHER MOTOR CARRIER DESIGNED OR MODIFIED FOR PURPOSES OF
 having a seating capacity of [ten] NINE or more passengers including the
 driver shall make a U-turn upon any public highway or private road  open
 to public motor vehicle traffic.
   (II) A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE A TRAF-
 FIC  INFRACTION, PUNISHABLE BY NO LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS OR
 BY IMPRISONMENT IN A PENITENTIARY OR  COUNTY  JAIL  FOR  NOT  MORE  THAN
 FIFTEEN  DAYS,  OR  BY  BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IF THE OPERATOR
 VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHILE CARRYING  ONE  OR  MORE
 PASSENGERS  OTHER THAN THE DRIVER, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
 NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT IN A  PENITENTIARY
 FOR  NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. A
 PERSON WHO OPERATES A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION  OF  PARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  AFTER  HAVING  BEEN  CONVICTED OF ONE OR MORE VIOLATIONS OF
 SUCH PARAGRAPH WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS SHALL  BE  PUNISHED  BY  A
 FINE  OF  NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO THOU-
 SAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS, OR BY
 BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11412-03-9
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6188A - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1161, 1800 & 1180, V & T L

2019-S6188A - Summary

Relates to the punishment for certain traffic infractions committed by an operator of a stretch limousine or other motor vehicle designed or modified for purposes of having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers.

2019-S6188A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6188A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6188--A
     Cal. No. 1086
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  report,  amended  on
   first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  punish-
   ment  for  certain  traffic  infractions committed by an operator of a
   stretch limousine or other motor  carrier  designed  or  modified  for
   purposes of having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1161 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  section 14 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   c. (I) No altered motor vehicle commonly referred  to  as  a  "stretch
 limousine"  OR  OTHER MOTOR CARRIER DESIGNED OR MODIFIED FOR PURPOSES OF
 having a seating capacity of [ten] NINE or more passengers including the
 driver shall make a U-turn upon any public highway or private road  open
 to public motor vehicle traffic.
   (II) A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE A TRAF-
 FIC  INFRACTION, PUNISHABLE BY NO LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS OR
 BY IMPRISONMENT IN A PENITENTIARY OR  COUNTY  JAIL  FOR  NOT  MORE  THAN
 FIFTEEN  DAYS,  OR  BY  BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IF THE OPERATOR
 VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHILE CARRYING  ONE  OR  MORE
 PASSENGERS  OTHER THAN THE DRIVER, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
 NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT IN A  PENITENTIARY
 FOR  NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. A
 PERSON WHO OPERATES A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION  OF  PARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  AFTER  HAVING  BEEN  CONVICTED OF ONE OR MORE VIOLATIONS OF
 SUCH PARAGRAPH WITHIN THE PRECEDING EIGHTEEN MONTHS SHALL BE PUNISHED BY
 A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO THOU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6188B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1161, 1800 & 1180, V & T L

2019-S6188B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the punishment for certain traffic infractions committed by an operator of a stretch limousine or other motor vehicle designed or modified for purposes of having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers.

2019-S6188B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6188B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6188--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, CARLUCCI, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, LIU, TEDISCO --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee  on  Transportation  --  reported  favorably  from  said
   committee,  ordered  to first report, amended on first report, ordered
   to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the
   order  of second report -- recommitted to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 penalties
   for U-turn violations committed by operators of stretch limousines
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  c of section 1161 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by section 14 of part III of chapter 59  of  the  laws  of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  No altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch limou-
 sine" having a seating capacity of [ten] NINE or more passengers includ-
 ing the driver shall make a U-turn upon any public  highway  or  private
 road  open  to public motor vehicle traffic. EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF A
 VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL: FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF,  BE
 PUNISHED  BY  A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE
 THAN FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN
 DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT; FOR A CONVICTION OF A SECOND
 OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF
 EIGHTEEN  MONTHS,  SUCH  PERSON  SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS
 THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS OR BY
 IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE  AND
 IMPRISONMENT.  A  VIOLATION  OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHEREIN THE VIOLATOR IS
 OPERATING SUCH ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE AND SUCH ALTERED MOTOR  VEHICLE  IS
 CARRYING  AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER OTHER THAN THE DRIVER SHALL BE PUNISHA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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