Assembly Bill A5920

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes a plea of guilty and the payment of fines or penalties electronically via the internet

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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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2021-A5920 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4809
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1805, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7455, S5567
2017-2018: A5205, S1640
2019-2020: A4276, S3131
2023-2024: A5655, S4128

2021-A5920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a plea of guilty and the payment of fines or penalties electronically via the internet.

2021-A5920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5920
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, CAHILL, SAYEGH, COOK, RAMOS, SIMON, GOTT-
   FRIED, HYNDMAN, FALL, GRIFFIN, STECK,  RICHARDSON,  B. MILLER,  ASHBY,
   M. MILLER,  FERNANDEZ,  DARLING, SMULLEN, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.  ABBATE, BARCLAY, DeSTEFANO, ENGLEBRIGHT,  HAWLEY,  THIELE
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
   a plea of guilty and payment of fines or penalties electronically  via
   the internet
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1805 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended  by
 chapter 182 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1805. Plea  of  guilty, how put in. The provisions of section 170.10
 of the criminal procedure law and the  provisions  of  section  eighteen
 hundred  seven  of this article may be waived, to the extent hereinafter
 indicated, by a defendant charged with a violation of any  provision  of
 the  tax  law or the transportation law regulating traffic, or a traffic
 infraction, as defined in this chapter, other than a third or subsequent
 speeding  violation  committed  within  a  period  of  eighteen  months,
 provided  that he OR SHE shall submit to the local criminal court having
 jurisdiction, in person, by duly authorized agent, by first  class  mail
 or  by  registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, OR ELEC-
 TRONICALLY VIA THE INTERNET, WHICH  METHOD  SHALL  INCLUDE  INSTRUCTIONS
 RELATING  TO  THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, an application setting
 forth (a) the nature of the charge, (b) the information or  instructions
 required  by  section eighteen hundred seven of this article to be given
 defendant upon arraignment, (c) that  defendant  waives  arraignment  in
 open  court  and the aid of counsel, (d) that he OR SHE pleads guilty to
 the offense as charged, (e) that defendant elects and requests that  the
 charge be disposed of and the fine or penalty fixed by the court, pursu-
 ant to this section, (f) any statement or explanation that the defendant
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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