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Senate Bill S7404

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving

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2025-S7404 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6970
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1212, V & T L

2025-S7404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S7404 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7404
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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  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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