NY State Senate Bill 2023-S561

Senate Bill S561

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first and second degrees

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2023-S561 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1679
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1287 & 1288, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7212, A8128
2025-2026: S931, A1699

2023-S561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree.

2023-S561 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S561

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric
scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of
an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first
degree

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would make the penalties for leaving the scene of a
crash involving an electric scooter without reporting consistent with
the penalties for leaving the scene of an automobile crash.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 2 of section 1287 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law to make leaving the scene of an incident involving
an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree a class A

misdemeanor.

Section 2 of the bill amends subdivision 2 of section 1288 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law to make leaving the scene of an incident involving
an electric scooter without reporting without reporting in the first
degree a class E felony.

Section 3 of the bill provides that the act shall take effect immediate-
ly.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There have been several recent incidents in New York State of electric
scooter drivers hitting and seriously injuring a pedestrian, and then
fleeing the scene of the crash without reporting. Although electric
scooters don't travel as fast or weigh nearly as much as automobiles,
they still certainly have the capability to knock a pedestrian down and
cause serious injury, including lacerations, broken bones, or head trau-
ma.

Our current penalties for leaving the scene of an automobile crash are
based upon the seriousness of the injury inflicted upon the injured
party. Accordingly, it is appropriate that electric scooter crashes are
held to the same standard as automobile crashes. Although electric
scooter crashes are often not as injurious as automobile craishes., in
the cases where they are, the offending party should be properly held
accountable for their actions in the event that they flee the scene.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7212 of 2021-2022 (Hoylman): Died in Transportation

A.8128 of 2021-2022 (Rosenthal): Died in Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    561
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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  increasing
   the  penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an elec-
   tric scooter without reporting in the second degree  and  leaving  the
   scene  of  an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting
   in the first degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 1287 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by section 10 of part XX of chapter  58  of  the  laws  of
 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Leaving  the  scene  of  an incident involving an electric scooter
 without reporting in the second degree is a [violation] CLASS  A  MISDE-
 MEANOR.
   §  2. Subdivision 2 of section 1288 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by section 10 of part XX of chapter 58 of the  laws  of  2020,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Leaving  the  scene  of  an incident involving an electric scooter
 without reporting in the first degree is a class [B misdemeanor] E FELO-
 NY.
   § 3.  This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02638-01-3

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