Senate Bill S5861

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases penalty for leaving scene of an accident without reporting to class E felony

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Current 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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2023-S5861 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1726
2017-2018: S2349
2019-2020: S4443
2021-2022: S4749

2023-S5861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting to a class E felony.

2023-S5861 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5861
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  ADDABBO, LANZA -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
   penalties for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as amended by chapter 497  of  the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   c.  A  violation  of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision
 resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his  or  her
 license  and  insurance  identification card for the vehicle or exchange
 the information required in such paragraph shall constitute  a  class  B
 misdemeanor  punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor
 more than five hundred  dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties
 provided  by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a class
 A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less  than  five  hundred  nor
 more  than  one  thousand  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties
 provided by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of  this
 subdivision,  other  than for the mere failure of an operator to exhibit
 his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or
 exchange the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute  a
 class  [A  misdemeanor]  E FELONY, punishable by a fine of not less than
 [seven hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor more than [one] TWO thou-
 sand FIVE HUNDRED dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by
 law. Any such violation committed by a  person  after  such  person  has
 previously  been  convicted of such a violation shall constitute a class
 [E] D felony, punishable by a fine of not less than [one]  TWO  thousand
 nor  more  than  [three]  FIVE thousand dollars in addition to any other
 penalties provided by law. Any violation of the provisions of  paragraph
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07412-01-3

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