S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5907
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 24, 2025
___________
Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the navigation law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to revoking a person's driver's license following the
conviction of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol
or drugs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 49-a of the navigation law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-A. PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE; SUSPENSION. THE COURT SHALL
SUSPEND A PERSON'S PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MAY SUSPEND
A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS DEFINED UNDER SUBDI-
VISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THE VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW WHERE AN OPERATOR IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH
(A), (B), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION OR A VIOLATION
OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-B OF THIS PART.
§ 2. Clause (c) of subparagraph 12 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2
of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 732
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
(c) For revocations OR SUSPENSIONS imposed pursuant to clause (a) of
this subparagraph AND SUBDIVISION 3-A OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF THE
NAVIGATION LAW, the commissioner may adopt rules to permit conditional
or restricted operation of a motor vehicle by any such person after a
mandatory revocation period of not less than three years subject to such
criteria, terms and conditions as established by the commissioner.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00871-01-5
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.