Senate Bill S6246

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the court to provide a range of dates for a person pleading not guilty to a traffic infraction to appear

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7626
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1806, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S6192, A5052
2023-2024: A4486

2019-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the court to provide a range of at least three different dates and times for a person pleading not guilty to a traffic infraction to appear.

2019-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6246
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 requiring
   the court to provide a range of dates for a person pleading not guilty
   to a traffic infraction to appear

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1806 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 section 1 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   § 1806. Plea  of  not  guilty  by  a  defendant charged with a traffic
 infraction. In addition to appearing personally to enter a plea  of  not
 guilty to a violation of any provision of the tax law or the transporta-
 tion  law  regulating  traffic,  or  to  a  traffic  infraction  for the
 violation of any of the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law or  of
 any  local  law,  ordinance,  order,  rule or regulation relating to the
 operation of motor vehicles or motorcycles, a defendant may enter a plea
 of not guilty by mailing to the court of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the
 ticket  making  the  charge and a signed statement indicating such plea.
 Such plea must be sent: (a) by  registered  or  certified  mail,  return
 receipt  requested  or  by  first class mail; and (b) within forty-eight
 hours after receiving such ticket.  Upon  receipt  of  such  ticket  and
 statement,  the court shall advise the violator, by first class mail, of
 an appearance at which no testimony shall  be  taken.  THE  COURT  SHALL
 PROVIDE THE VIOLATOR WITH A RANGE OF DATES TO APPEAR WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
 AT  LEAST  THREE  DIFFERENT  DATES  AND  TIMES AT WHICH THE VIOLATOR MAY
 APPEAR. If the motorist requests a trial, the court shall  set  a  trial
 date  on  a  date  subsequent  to the date of the initial appearance and
 shall notify the defendant of the  date  by  first  class  mail  but  no
 warrant of arrest for failure to appear can be issued until the violator
 is  notified  of  a new court appearance date by registered or certified
 mail, return receipt requested, and fails to appear.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
              

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