Assembly Bill A4310

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled

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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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2011-A4310 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1830
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, V & T L; add §81, St Fin L; amd §20, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9162, S4641
2013-2014: A2524, S3405
2015-2016: A6697
2017-2018: A6698
2019-2020: A6922

2011-A4310 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled.

2011-A4310 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4310

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, N. RIVERA, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. JOHNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Trans-
  portation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, the state finance law and
  the social services law, in relation to establishing Jacobs'  fund  to
  assist  victims  of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently
  disabled

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (1) to read as follows:
  (1)  WITH RESPECT TO ANY FEE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE  DOLLAR  WHICH
SHALL  BE  USED  EXCLUSIVELY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DRUNK OR DRUG IMPAIRED
DRIVING.  IN ADDITION TO SUCH ONE  DOLLAR  FEE,  THE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL
CREDIT  FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH TO JACOBS' FUND
TO SUPPLEMENT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME  FOR
INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE VICTIMS OF DRUNK OR DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVING, AND WHO
ARE PERMANENTLY DISABLED AS A RESULT.  MONIES COLLECTED AS A  RESULT  OF
SUCH  ADDITIONAL FEE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS
JACOBS' FUND AND MONIES IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO ASSIST
VICTIMS OF DRUNK OR DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION EIGHT-
Y-ONE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new  section  81  to
read as follows:
  S 81. JACOBS' FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTO-
DY  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A
SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS "JACOBS' FUND".
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE STATE  PURSU-
ANT TO PARAGRAPH (L) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THREE OF
THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW  AND ALL OTHER GRANTS, BEQUESTS OR OTHER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04877-01-1
              

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