Senate Bill S2484A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license

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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-S2484 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3536
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§120.03 &120.04, add §125.16, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6386, A8587
2017-2018: S3299, A3759
2019-2020: S2149, A863
2021-2022: S1228, A9703
2023-2024: S3602, A6984

2015-S2484 - Summary

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license.

2015-S2484 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2484 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2484

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, HOYLMAN, LATIM-
  ER, PARKER, STAVISKY -- 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 including within the
  offense of vehicular assault in the  second  degree,  the  causing  of
  serious injury or death while knowingly operating a motor vehicle with
  a revoked or suspended license or while not holding a license

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

  Section 1. Section 120.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  732
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.03 Vehicular assault in the second degree.
  A  person  is guilty of vehicular assault in the second degree when he
or she causes:
  1. serious physical injury to another person, and either:
  [(1)] (A) operates a motor vehicle in violation  of  subdivision  two,
three,  four or four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehi-
cle and traffic law or operates a vessel or public vessel  in  violation
of  paragraph  (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision two of section forty-
nine-a of the navigation law, and as a result of  such  intoxication  or
impairment  by  the use of a drug, or by the combined influence of drugs
or of alcohol and any drug or drugs, operates such motor vehicle, vessel
or public vessel in a manner that causes such serious physical injury to
such other person, or
  [(2)](B) operates a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle  weight  rating
of  more  than  eighteen  thousand  pounds which contains flammable gas,
radioactive materials or explosives in violation of subdivision  one  of
section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law, and
such flammable gas, radioactive materials or explosives is the cause  of
such  serious physical injury, and as a result of such impairment by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05721-01-5

              

co-Sponsors

2015-S2484A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3536
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§120.03 &120.04, add §125.16, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6386, A8587
2017-2018: S3299, A3759
2019-2020: S2149, A863
2021-2022: S1228, A9703
2023-2024: S3602, A6984

2015-S2484A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license.

2015-S2484A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2484A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2484--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, HOYLMAN, LATIM-
  ER, PANEPINTO, PARKER, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law, in relation to including within the
  offense of vehicular assault in the  second  degree,  the  causing  of
  serious  injury  while  knowingly  operating  a  motor  vehicle with a
  revoked or suspended license or while not holding a license and estab-
  lishing the offense of vehicular homicide

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

  Section  1. Section 120.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 732
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.03 Vehicular assault in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of vehicular assault in the second degree  when  he
or she causes:
  1. serious physical injury to another person, and either:
  [(1)]  (A)  operates  a motor vehicle in violation of subdivision two,
three, four or four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law or operates a vessel or public vessel in violation
of paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision two of  section  forty-
nine-a  of  the  navigation law, and as a result of such intoxication or
impairment by the use of a drug, or by the combined influence  of  drugs
or of alcohol and any drug or drugs, operates such motor vehicle, vessel
or public vessel in a manner that causes such serious physical injury to
such other person, or
  [(2)](B)  operates  a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating
of more than eighteen thousand  pounds  which  contains  flammable  gas,
radioactive  materials  or explosives in violation of subdivision one of
section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and  traffic  law,  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05721-04-5
              

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