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Senate Bill S6281

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree

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2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7252
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L

2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it a class E felony to negligently cause the death of another person while operating a motor vehicle with a suspended, revoked or otherwise withdrawn license.

2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6281
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTUCCI -- 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  aggravated
   unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "Teresita's
 law".
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 169 of the  laws
 of  2013,  is  amended  and  a  new subparagraph (v) is added to read as
 follows:
   (iv) operates a motor vehicle upon a public highway  while  holding  a
 conditional  license  issued  pursuant  to  paragraph (a) of subdivision
 seven of section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter  while  under
 the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two,
 two-a,  three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred ninety-two
 of this chapter[.]; OR
   (V) COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A  MOTOR
 VEHICLE  IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION; AND WHILE OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE NEGLIGENTLY CAUSES  THE  DEATH
 OF ANOTHER PERSON.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10993-01-1

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