Senate Bill S1056

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when violation is on camera or observed

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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-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §225-a, amd §§226, 227 & 1174, V & T L; amd §§120.00 & 125.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7726
2011-2012: S4062
2013-2014: S2743
2015-2016: S3015
2017-2018: S837

2019-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when such violation is captured on a camera or observed by a school bus driver; authorizes the use of photographic evidence in the prosecution of such infraction; includes within the class A misdemeanor of assault in the third degree, the causation of physical injury to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus; includes within the class E felony of criminally negligent homicide, the causation of death to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus.

2019-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1056
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  FUNKE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the liabil-
   ity of owners of motor vehicles used to overtake  or  pass  a  stopped
   school bus receiving or discharging passengers and authorizing the use
   of  photographic  evidence  in the prosecution of such traffic infrac-
   tion; and to amend the penal law, in relation to assault in the  third
   degree and criminally negligent homicide
 
   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 225-a to read as follows:
   § 225-A. OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES; LIABILITY FOR PASSING OR
 OVERTAKING  STOPPED  SCHOOL BUS. 1.   DEFINITIONS. WHENEVER USED IN THIS
 ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "OWNER" MEANS ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  AGENCY,
 ASSOCIATION, LESSOR OR ORGANIZATION WHO AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUANCE OF A
 NOTICE OF VIOLATION:
   (1) IS THE BENEFICIAL OR EQUITABLE OWNER OF A VEHICLE; OR
   (2) HAS TITLE TO A VEHICLE; OR
   (3)  IS  THE  REGISTRANT OR CO-REGISTRANT OF A VEHICLE WHICH IS REGIS-
 TERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  OF  ANY
 OTHER  STATE,  TERRITORY,  DISTRICT, PROVINCE, NATION OR OTHER JURISDIC-
 TION; OR
   (4) USES A VEHICLE IN ITS VEHICLE RENTING AND/OR LEASING BUSINESS; OR
   (5) IS AN OWNER OF A VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  TWEN-
 TY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   B.  "LESSOR" MEANS ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, AGENCY,
 ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING OR  LEAS-
 ING  VEHICLES TO ANY LESSEE OR BAILEE UNDER A RENTAL AGREEMENT, LEASE OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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