Assembly Bill A2461

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates and defines the new crime of aggressive driving as a class E felony; establishes minimum one year sentence when court imposes alternative definite sentence

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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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2015-A2461 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §120.65, amd §70.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2274
2011-2012: A2026
2013-2014: A3166, A8415
2017-2018: A2202
2019-2020: A4335
2021-2022: A5188
2023-2024: A2648

2015-A2461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates and defines the new crime of aggressive driving as a class E felony; establishes minimum one year sentence when court imposes alternative definite sentence.

2015-A2461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2461

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MONTESANO, RAIA, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CERETTO, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of aggressive
  driving

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

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.65 to
read as follows:
S 120.65 AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING WHEN HE OR SHE:
  1. RECKLESSLY OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN A MANNER
THAT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  ANOTHER
PERSON; OR
  2.  OPERATES  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY WHILE DISPLAYING A
DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A  PISTOL,
REVOLVER,  RIFLE,  SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN OR OTHER FIREARM, IN SUCH MANNER
AS TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF PHYSICAL INJURY,  SERI-
OUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH; OR
  3.  OPERATES  A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN SUCH MANNER AS TO
PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE  FEAR  OF  PHYSICAL  INJURY,  SERIOUS
PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH.
  AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S  2.  Subdivision  4 of section 70.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Alternative definite sentence for class D and E  felonies.  When  a
person,  other than a second or persistent felony offender, is sentenced
for a class D or class E felony, and the court,  having  regard  to  the
nature  and  circumstances of the crime and to the history and character
of the defendant, is of the opinion that a sentence of  imprisonment  is
necessary  but  that it would be unduly harsh to impose an indeterminate

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05117-01-5
              

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