Senate Bill S1655

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting such incident

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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-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7613
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S117
2013-2014: A1261
2015-2016: A650
2017-2018: A51
2019-2020: A2861

2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury is involved without reporting such incident from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury resulted in death or serious physical injury from a class E to a class C felony; and increases fines therefor.

2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1655

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 the  penalty
  for leaving the scene of an incident resulting in a personal injury

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

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the  vehicle
and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  49 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  c. [A] ANY violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivi-
sion resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his  or
her  license  and  insurance  identification  card  for  the  vehicle or
exchange the information required in such paragraph shall  constitute  a
class [B] A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than [two] FIVE
hundred  [fifty]  nor  more  than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars in
addition to any other penalties provided by law.  [Any  subsequent  such
violation shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not  less  than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars in addi-
tion to any other penalties provided  by  law.]  Any  violation  of  the
provisions  of  paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for the mere
failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance iden-
tification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in
such paragraph, shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, punishable by  a
fine  of  not  less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars in addition to any other penalties provided  by  law.  Any  such
violation  committed  by  a person after such person has previously been
convicted of such a violation shall constitute a class E felony, punish-
able by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than two  thousand
five hundred dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of paragraph a of this subdivision,
other than for the mere failure of an operator to  exhibit  his  or  her

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05886-01-1
              

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