Senate Bill S1942

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol-related traffic convictions

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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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2021-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1197, 1803, 1809-c & 1809-e, V & T L; add §89-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7951
2011-2012: S1348
2013-2014: S398
2015-2016: S1023
2017-2018: S4181, S4307
2019-2020: S567

2021-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol-related traffic convictions; establishes an impaired driving safety fund.

2021-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1942
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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 distribution
   of certain mandatory surcharges imposed  for  alcohol-related  traffic
   convictions; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to estab-
   lishing an impaired driving safety fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1197 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 196  and  688  of
 the  laws  of  1996  and subparagraph 3 as amended by chapter 345 of the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Where a county establishes a special traffic options  program  for
 driving  while  intoxicated,  pursuant to this section, it shall receive
 fines and forfeitures collected by any court, judge, magistrate or other
 officer within that county,  including,  where  appropriate,  a  hearing
 officer  acting  on  behalf  of  the  commissioner[,]:  (1)  imposed for
 violations of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of  subdivi-
 sion  two  or  subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
 section five hundred eleven of this chapter; (2) imposed  in  accordance
 with  the  provisions  of section eleven hundred ninety-three, PARAGRAPH
 (F) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX,  SUBDIVI-
 SION  NINE  OF  SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT, and civil penalties
 imposed pursuant to subdivision two of section  eleven  hundred  ninety-
 four-a  of this article, including, where appropriate, a hearing officer
 acting on behalf of the commissioner, from violations of sections eleven
 hundred ninety-two, eleven hundred ninety-two-a and findings made  under
 section  eleven  hundred  ninety-four-a of this article; and (3) imposed
 upon a conviction for: aggravated vehicular assault, pursuant to section
 120.04-a of the penal law; vehicular assault in the first degree, pursu-
 ant to section 120.04 of the penal law; vehicular assault in the  second
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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