Senate Bill S2055

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter

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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-S2055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.03-a & 125.12-a, amd §§120.03, 120.04 & 125.12, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4168
2011-2012: S1835
2013-2014: S1194
2017-2018: S3533
2019-2020: S2860

2015-S2055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class E felony of vehicular assault in the third degree; redefines the requirements for a violation of vehicular assault in the second degree; expands the offenses of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter; and establishes the class D felony of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.

2015-S2055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2055

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  vehicular  assault  and
  vehicular manslaughter

  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  120.03-a
to read as follows:
S 120.03-A VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN HE OR
SHE:
  (1) CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON BY OPERATION OF A
VEHICLE, AND KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT: (A) HIS OR HER LICENSE OR
PRIVILEGE  OF  OPERATING  A MOTOR VEHICLE IN ANOTHER STATE OR HIS OR HER
PRIVILEGE OF OBTAINING A LICENSE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE  IN  ANOTHER
STATE  IS  SUSPENDED  OR REVOKED; (B) HIS OR HER LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE OF
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE STATE,  OR  HIS  OR  HER  PRIVILEGE  OF
OBTAINING  A  LICENSE  ISSUED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS
SUSPENDED OR REVOKED; OR (C) HE OR SHE IS NOT DULY LICENSED PURSUANT  TO
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR
  (2) CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON BY OPERATION OF A
VEHICLE  WHEN:  (A)  SUCH SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY WAS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR
SUBSTANTIAL PART BY THE ACTOR'S VIOLATION OF  ANY  SECTION  OR  SECTIONS
CONTAINED  WITHIN TITLE SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OTHER THAN
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF SUCH TITLE, AND (B) THE  ACTOR  HAS
PREVIOUSLY  BEEN  CONVICTED  OF TWO OR MORE VIOLATIONS OF ANY SECTION OR
SECTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN TITLE SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW  ON
AT  LEAST  TWO  SEPARATE DATES WITHIN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EIGHTEEN
MONTHS, OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05203-01-5

S. 2055                             2
              

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