Assembly Bill A2861

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting such incident

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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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2019-A2861 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7613
2013-2014: A1261
2015-2016: A650
2017-2018: A51

2019-A2861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury is involved without reporting such incident from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury resulted in death or serious physical injury from a class E to a class C felony; and increases fines therefor.

2019-A2861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2861
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  penalty
   for leaving the scene of an incident resulting in a personal injury
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law,  as amended by section 4 of part AAA of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   c. [A] ANY violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivi-
 sion resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his  or
 her  license  and  insurance  identification  card  for  the  vehicle or
 exchange the information required in such paragraph shall  constitute  a
 class [B] A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than [two] FIVE
 hundred  [fifty]  nor  more  than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars in
 addition to any other penalties provided by law.  [Any  subsequent  such
 violation shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
 not  less  than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars in addi-
 tion to any other penalties provided  by  law.]  Any  violation  of  the
 provisions  of  paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for the mere
 failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance iden-
 tification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in
 such paragraph, shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, punishable by  a
 fine  of  not  less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
 dollars in addition to any other penalties provided  by  law.  Any  such
 violation  committed  by  a person after such person has previously been
 convicted of such a violation shall constitute a class E felony, punish-
 able by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than two  thousand
 five hundred dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
 Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of paragraph a of this subdivision,
 other than for the mere failure of an operator to  exhibit  his  or  her
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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