Senate Bill S5348A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to driver's license suspension reform

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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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co-Sponsors

2019-S5348 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-S5348 - 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-S5348 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5348 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5348
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 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 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

2019-S5348A - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-S5348A - 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-S5348A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5348A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5348--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, CARLUCCI, GIANARIS, KRUEGER, MAY, MONTGOM-
   ERY, PARKER, RAMOS, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- 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
 disposition  of  the  charges involved. Any suspension permitted by this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S5348B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§226-a, 229 & 519, amd §226, 227, 510, 511 & 514, V & T L

2019-S5348B (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-S5348B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5348B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5348--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, BIAGGI, CARLUCCI, FELDER, GIANARIS, KRUEG-
   ER, MAY, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA  --  read  twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on  Transportation  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee and
   committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on  Transportation  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 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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