Senate Bill S1790

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Makes certain convictions for operating under the influence predicates for other operating under the influence convictions

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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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2013-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §49-a, Nav L; amd §25.24, Pks & Rec L; amd §1192, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2917
2011-2012: S2860
2015-2016: S3785

2013-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing penalties for boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and a conviction for operating a vessel, snowmobile or all terrain vehicle under the influence to be a prior conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

2013-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1790

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  GRIFFO, LARKIN, LAVALLE, MAZIARZ --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the navigation law, the parks, recreation and historic
  preservation law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the
  effect  of  prior  conviction  for operation of certain vehicles while
  intoxicated upon imposition of penalties for boating while intoxicated

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Tiffany Heitkamp's law".
  S 2. Section 49-a of the navigation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14. EFFECT OF PRIOR CONVICTION FOR OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, SNOW-
MOBILE,  OR  ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR
DRUGS. A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE  WHILE  UNDER
THE  INFLUENCE  OF  ALCOHOL  OR  DRUGS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO,
TWO-A, THREE, FOUR, FOUR-A, FIVE OR SIX OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINE-
TY-TWO  OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR OPERATION
OF A SNOWMOBILE ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY  WHILE  UNDER  THE  INFLUENCE  OF
ALCOHOL  OR  DRUGS  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 25.24 OF THE
PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW, OR A  PRIOR  CONVICTION
FOR  OPERATION  OF AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE WHILE IN AN INTOXICATED CONDI-
TION OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS OR DRUGS PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH
(H)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED FOUR OF THE VEHI-
CLE AND TRAFFIC LAW SHALL BE DEEMED  TO  BE  A  PRIOR  CONVICTION  OF  A
VIOLATION OF ANY SUBDIVISION OF THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING
PENALTIES  IMPOSED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION  OF
PARAGRAPH  (B),  (C),  (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR

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

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