Assembly Bill A7463A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to driver's license suspension reform; repealer

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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-A7463 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5348
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-A7463 - Summary

Limits the grounds for the suspension of a driver's license; provides for additional notification when a person is required to make an appearance; requires income based payment plans to be available for fines, fees and mandatory surcharges incurred as a result of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law and makes conforming changes.

2019-A7463 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7463
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspen-
   sion of a license to drive a  motor  vehicle  or  motorcycle;  and  to
   repeal certain provisions of such law related thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 226 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended  by  chapter 607 of the laws of 1993, paragraph (a) as
 amended by section 6 of part J of chapter 62 of the  laws  of  2003  and
 paragraph  (b)  as  amended  by section 2 of part K of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Failure to answer or appear; entry of order.   [(a) If  the  person
 charged  with the violation shall fail to answer the summons as provided
 herein, the commissioner may suspend such person's  license  or  driving
 privilege  or,  if  the  charge  involves  a  violation of section three
 hundred eighty-five, section four hundred one or  section  five  hundred
 eleven-a of this chapter by a registrant who was not the operator of the
 vehicle,  the registration of such vehicle or the privilege of operation
 of any motor vehicle owned by such registrant may  be  suspended,  until
 such person shall answer as provided in subdivision two of this section.
 If a person shall fail to appear at a hearing, when such is provided for
 pursuant  to  this  section,  such  person's license, or registration or
 privilege of operating or of operation, as appropriate, may be suspended
 pending appearance at a subsequent hearing, or the  disposition  of  the
 charges  involved.  Any  suspension  permitted  by  this subdivision, if
 already in effect, may be terminated or if not yet  in  effect,  may  be
 withdrawn  or withheld, prior to the disposition of the charges involved
 if such person shall appear and post security in  the  amount  of  forty
 dollars  to guarantee his or her appearance at any required hearing. The
 security posted pursuant to this  subdivision  shall  be  returned  upon

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A7463A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5348
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-A7463A - Summary

Limits the grounds for the suspension of a driver's license; provides for additional notification when a person is required to make an appearance; requires income based payment plans to be available for fines, fees and mandatory surcharges incurred as a result of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law and makes conforming changes.

2019-A7463A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7463--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HUNTER, SAYEGH, RAYNOR, D'URSO, CRUZ, TAYLOR,
   WALCZYK, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, EPSTEIN, NIOU, JEAN-PIERRE, BLAKE,  BARRON,
   JAFFEE,  CROUCH, SEAWRIGHT, GLICK, FRONTUS, WEPRIN, BRONSON, MAGNAREL-
   LI,  ZEBROWSKI,  STECK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
   DE LA ROSA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion -- 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 the suspen-
   sion of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 226 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of  1993,  paragraph  (a)  as
 amended  by  section  6  of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and
 paragraph (b) as amended by section 2 of part K of  chapter  59  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Failure  to  answer  or appear; entry of order.  (a) If the person
 charged with the violation shall fail to answer the summons as  provided
 herein  INVOLVING  A  VIOLATION  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner may  suspend  such  person's  license  or
 driving  privilege  or,  if  the  charge involves a violation of section
 three hundred eighty-five[, section four hundred  one  or  section  five
 hundred eleven-a] of this chapter by a registrant who was not the opera-
 tor of the vehicle, the registration of such vehicle or the privilege of
 operation  of  any  motor  vehicle  owned  by  such  registrant  may  be
 suspended, until such person shall answer as provided in subdivision two
 of this section. If a person shall fail to appear at a hearing INVOLVING
 A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS  CHAPTER,  when
 such is provided for pursuant to this section, such person's license, or
 registration  or privilege of operating or of operation, as appropriate,
 may be suspended pending appearance at  a  subsequent  hearing,  or  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A7463B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5348
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-A7463B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the grounds for the suspension of a driver's license; provides for additional notification when a person is required to make an appearance; requires income based payment plans to be available for fines, fees and mandatory surcharges incurred as a result of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law and makes conforming changes.

2019-A7463B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7463--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HUNTER, SAYEGH, DARLING, D'URSO, CRUZ, TAYLOR,
   GOTTFRIED, SIMON, EPSTEIN, NIOU, JEAN-PIERRE, BLAKE,  BARRON,  JAFFEE,
   SEAWRIGHT,  GLICK,  FRONTUS,  WEPRIN,  BRONSON, MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI,
   STECK, FAHY, PERRY, MOSLEY, O'DONNELL,  EICHENSTEIN,  DICKENS,  RODRI-
   GUEZ, WILLIAMS, ARROYO, COLTON, WALCZYK, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M. of A. COOK, DE LA ROSA, LENTOL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reference changed to the Committee on  Codes  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   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 the suspen-
   sion of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 226 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of  1993,  paragraph  (a)  as
 amended  by  section  6  of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and
 paragraph (b) as amended by section 2 of part K of  chapter  59  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Failure  to  answer  or appear; entry of order.  (a) If the person
 charged with the violation shall fail to answer the summons as  provided
 herein  INVOLVING  A  VIOLATION  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner may  suspend  such  person's  license  or
 driving  privilege  or,  if  the  charge involves a violation of section
 three hundred eighty-five[, section four hundred  one  or  section  five
 hundred eleven-a] of this chapter by a registrant who was not the opera-
 tor of the vehicle, the registration of such vehicle or the privilege of
 operation  of  any  motor  vehicle  owned  by  such  registrant  may  be
 suspended, until such person shall answer as provided in subdivision two
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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