S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, SEAWRIGHT, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GLICK,
COLTON, LUPARDO, REYES, McMAHON, MEEKS, DILAN, DAVILA, CONRAD -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
penalties for certain speed violations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision h of section 1180 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 6 of part C of chapter 62 of the
laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
3. Every person convicted of a violation of paragraph two of subdivi-
sion (d), subdivision (f) or (g) of this section shall be punished as
follows:
(i) Where the court or tribunal records or enters that the speed upon
which the conviction was based exceeded the applicable speed limit by
not more than ten miles per hour, by a fine of not less than ninety nor
more than one hundred [fifty] SEVENTY-FIVE dollars;
(ii) Where the court or tribunal records or enters that the speed upon
which the conviction was based exceeded the applicable speed limit by
more than ten miles per hour, but not more than thirty miles per hour,
by a fine of not less than one hundred eighty nor more than three
hundred FIFTY dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided, however, that where the
vehicle is either (A) in violation of any rules or regulations involving
an out-of-service defect relating to brake systems, steering components
and/or coupling devices, or (B) transporting flammable gas, radioactive
materials or explosives, the fine shall be three hundred FIFTY dollars
or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both such fine and
imprisonment;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(iii) Where the court or tribunal records or enters that the speed
upon which the conviction was based exceeded the applicable speed limit
by more than thirty miles per hour, by a fine of not less than three
hundred sixty nor more than [six] SEVEN hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, provided, however, that where the vehicle is either (A) in
violation of any rules or regulations involving an out-of-service defect
relating to brake systems, steering components and/or coupling devices,
or (B) transporting flammable gas, radioactive materials or explosives,
the fine shall be [six] SEVEN hundred dollars or imprisonment for not
more than thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026 and shall apply to
violations occurring on or after such date.