Assembly Bill A1338

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Reduces the classification of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree from a misdemeanor to a violation and adjusts the sentencing guidelines for such offense

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A1338 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10981
2021-2022: A1198

2023-A1338 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces the classification of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree from a misdemeanor to a violation; adjusts the sentencing guidelines for such offense.

2023-A1338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to reducing the
   classification of aggravated unlicensed operation of a  motor  vehicle
   in  the  third  degree from a misdemeanor to a violation and adjusting
   the sentencing guidelines for such offense
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 511 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of  1993,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Aggravated  unlicensed  operation of a motor vehicle in the third
 degree is a [misdemeanor] VIOLATION.  When a person is convicted of this
 offense, the sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine of not less  than
 two  hundred  dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; or (ii) a term
 of imprisonment of not more than [thirty] FIFTEEN days;  or  (iii)  both
 such fine and imprisonment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04917-01-3

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