Assembly Bill A6970

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving

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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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2025-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7404
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1212, V & T L

2025-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving which involves harm to an identifiable person or property; makes such offense bail-eligible.

2025-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6970
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to aggravated
   reckless driving
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 chapter 436 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1212. Reckless driving. (a) (I) Reckless driving shall mean  driving
 or using any motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by
 any power other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory there-
 of  in  a  manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper
 use of the public highway or any parking lot, or unreasonably  endangers
 users  of  the  public  highway  or any parking lot. Reckless driving is
 prohibited. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty  of  a
 misdemeanor.
   (II) AGGRAVATED RECKLESS DRIVING SHALL MEAN RECKLESS DRIVING INVOLVING
 HARM TO AN IDENTIFIABLE PERSON OR PROPERTY, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS
 A MISDEMEANOR.
   (b)  As  used  in  this  section, "parking lot" shall mean any area or
 areas of private property, including a driveway, near or  contiguous  to
 and  provided  in connection with premises and used as a means of access
 to and egress from a public highway to such premises and having a capac-
 ity for the parking of four or more motor vehicles.  The  provisions  of
 this  section  shall  not apply to any area or areas of private property
 comprising all or part of property on which is situated  a  one  or  two
 family residence.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08943-01-5

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