Senate Bill S6493

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the county of Westchester; 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-S6493 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8287
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§401, 1803, 1809 & 1809-e, add §1111-f, V & T L; amd §371, Gen Muni L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2186
2023-2024: A7206

2019-S6493 - Summary

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the county of Westchester.

2019-S6493 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6493 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6493
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, the general  municipal  law
   and  the  public  officers law, in relation to adjudications and owner
   liability for a violation of traffic-control signal  indications;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  5-a  of
 section  401  of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of
 chapter 222 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) If at the time of application for a registration or renewal there-
 of there is a certification from a  court,  parking  violations  bureau,
 traffic  and  parking  violations  agency  or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction or [adminstrative] ADMINISTRATIVE  tribunal  of
 appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
 tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
 date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in  response  to  a
 total  of  three  or  more  summonses or other process in the aggregate,
 issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that:  (i)  such
 motor  vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi-
 cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent  without
 being  licensed  as  a  motor  vehicle for hire by the appropriate local
 authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter  or  of
 any  law,  ordinance,  rule  or regulation made by a local authority; or
 (ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eleven-a, section eleven hundred  eleven-b  or  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-d  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
 eleven hundred eleven of this  chapter;  or  (iii)  the  registrant  was
 liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S6493A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8287
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§401, 1803, 1809 & 1809-e, add §1111-f, V & T L; amd §371, Gen Muni L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2186
2023-2024: A7206

2019-S6493A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the county of Westchester.

2019-S6493A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6493A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6493--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recom-
   mitted  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 and the general municipal
   law, in relation to certain traffic infractions and repealing  certain
   provisions  of  such  laws  relating thereto; to amend the vehicle and
   traffic law, in relation to adjudications and owner  liability  for  a
   violation of traffic-control signal indications in the county of West-
   chester;  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to accessing
   records; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expi-
   ration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added  to  read
 as follows:
   A.  (I)  IF  AT  THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR A REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL
 THEREOF THERE IS  A  CERTIFICATION  FROM  A  COURT,  PARKING  VIOLATIONS
 BUREAU, TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY OR ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
 OF  APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION THAT THE REGISTRANT OR HIS OR HER REPRESEN-
 TATIVE FAILED TO APPEAR ON THE RETURN DATE OR ANY  SUBSEQUENT  ADJOURNED
 DATE  OR  FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF AN ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE TRIBUNAL FOLLOWING ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION IN  RESPONSE  TO  A
 TOTAL  OF  THREE  OR  MORE  SUMMONSES OR OTHER PROCESS IN THE AGGREGATE,
 ISSUED WITHIN AN EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD, CHARGING EITHER THAT:  (I)  SUCH
 MOTOR  VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STOPPED OR STANDING, OR THAT SUCH MOTOR VEHI-
 CLE WAS OPERATED FOR HIRE BY THE REGISTRANT OR HIS OR HER AGENT  WITHOUT
 BEING  LICENSED  AS  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE FOR HIRE BY THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL
 AUTHORITY, IN VIOLATION OR ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER  OR  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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