Senate Bill S5723A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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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-S5723 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8190
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-506, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6202
2019-2020: S2588
2021-2022: S4572
2023-2024: S3083

2015-S5723 - Summary

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission.

2015-S5723 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5723 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5723

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed officer of
  the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  e of section 19-506 of the
administrative code of the city of New  York,  as  added  by  local  law
number 32 of the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  In addition to or as an alternative to the penalties provided for
the violation of the provisions of paragraph one of subdivision b  [or],
subdivision  d  OR  SUBDIVISION  L of this section, any person who shall
violate such provisions shall, for the first violation, be liable for  a
civil  penalty  of one thousand five hundred dollars, and for the second
violation committed within a thirty six month period, for a civil penal-
ty of two thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars.
  S 2. Subdivision l of section 19-506 of the administrative code of the
city of New York, as added by chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is  amended
to read as follows:
  l.  A  person  is  guilty of [unlawful] UNLAWFULLY fleeing [a New York
city taxi and limousine] AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION  or  A
police  officer when, knowing that he or she has been directed to remain
stopped by [a New York city taxi and limousine] AN  enforcement  officer
OF  THE COMMISSION or A police officer, the driver of a vehicle [operat-
ing pursuant to a HAIL license who is stopped in a zone where he or  she
is  not  permitted  to  pick up street hails] LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION
thereafter attempts to flee such officer ON FOOT OR by setting the vehi-
cle in motion and either [travels] TRAVELLING over  three  hundred  feet
without  stopping or [engages] ENGAGING in conduct constituting reckless
driving as defined in section twelve hundred twelve of the  vehicle  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10966-01-5
              

2015-S5723A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8190
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-506, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6202
2019-2020: S2588
2021-2022: S4572
2023-2024: S3083

2015-S5723A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed police officer of the New York city taxi and limousine commission.

2015-S5723A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5723--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee and committed to the  Committee  on  Rules  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to the penalty for unlawfully fleeing a uniformed officer of
  the New York city taxi and limousine commission

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 19-506 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as added by chapter 9 of the laws of  2012,  is
amended to read as follows:
  l.  A  person  is  guilty of [unlawful] UNLAWFULLY fleeing [a New York
city taxi and limousine] AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION  or  A
police  officer when, knowing that he or she has been directed to remain
stopped by [a New York city taxi and limousine] AN  enforcement  officer
OF  THE COMMISSION or A police officer, the driver of a vehicle [operat-
ing pursuant to a HAIL license who is stopped in a zone where he or  she
is  not  permitted  to  pick up street hails] LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION
thereafter attempts to flee such officer ON FOOT OR by setting the vehi-
cle in motion and either [travels] TRAVELLING over  three  hundred  feet
without  stopping or [engages] ENGAGING in conduct constituting reckless
driving as defined in section twelve hundred twelve of the  vehicle  and
traffic  law.  [Unlawful]  UNLAWFULLY  fleeing [a New York city taxi and
limousine] AN enforcement officer OF THE COMMISSION or A police  officer
is  a  misdemeanor  punishable  by a fine of not less than seven hundred
fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment  of
not  more  than  ninety  days  or  by  both  such fine and imprisonment.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law,  any  charge  alleging  a
violation  of this subdivision shall be returnable before a court having
jurisdiction over misdemeanors.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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