Assembly Bill A863

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree

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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-A863 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1600
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7857
2013-2014: A1847, S1888
2017-2018: A252, S2081
2019-2020: A3194
2023-2024: A5077

2015-A863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to penalties for causing a death while committing aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

2015-A863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   863

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, COOK, RIVERA, MONTESANO, McLAUGHLIN --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY, KEARNS, MAGEE, THIELE  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to aggravated
  unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as "Teresita's
law".
  S 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  3  of  section
511  of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 169 of the laws
of 2013, is amended and a new subparagraph  (v)  is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  (iv)  operates  a  motor vehicle upon a public highway while holding a
conditional license issued pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision
seven  of  section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter while under
the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two,
two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred  ninety-two
of this chapter[.]; OR
  (V)  COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE IN THE THIRD DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION;  AND  WHILE OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE NEGLIGENTLY CAUSES THE DEATH
OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01651-01-5

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