Assembly Bill A1031

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates an independent traffic violations bureau

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  • 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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2013-A1031 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3-B Title II §§280 - 284, amd §225, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1223
2011-2012: A1179
2015-2016: A475
2017-2018: A199
2019-2020: A2197

2013-A1031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates an independent traffic violations bureau; creates the position of director to be in charge of the bureau; provides that the position of director is to be appointed by the governor; also the purpose of the bureau is to provide the public with a just system of adjudicating serious traffic violations and other administrative proceedings arising under the vehicle and traffic law.

2013-A1031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1031

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  an independent traffic violations bureau

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Title  II  of  the  vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new article 3-B to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 3-B
                        TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU
SECTION 280. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
        281. DEFINITIONS.
        282. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU; ORGANIZATION.
        283. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES.
        284. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
  S 280. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. THIS ARTICLE IS ENACTED  TO  ESTABLISH  A
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU INDEPENDENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
CLES  WHICH  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH A JUST
SYSTEM OF ADJUDICATING SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND OTHER  ADMINISTRA-
TIVE  PROCEEDINGS  ARISING  UNDER  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND TO
ENSURE THAT THE ELEMENTS OF DUE PROCESS ARE PRESENT WITH REGARD TO  SUCH
ADJUDICATIONS.
  S 281. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  "OFFICE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU AS CREATED IN
SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2."DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU.
  3. "ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDING" MEANS HEARINGS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWO-A
OF THIS TITLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03766-01-3

              

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