Assembly Bill A4591

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to revocation of drivers' licenses and registrations for driving while intoxicated 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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2019-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1193 & 401, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6878
2013-2014: A2279
2015-2016: A4039
2017-2018: A2345
2021-2022: A6921
2023-2024: A5182

2019-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to revocation of driver's licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions; automatic 10 year license revocation for 3rd offense.

2019-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4591
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  revocation
   of  drivers'  licenses and registrations for driving while intoxicated
   convictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  12  of  paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 2 of
 section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 732  of
 the  laws  of 2006, item (ii) of clause (b) as amended by section 32 and
 item (iii) of clause (e) as amended by section 33 of part LL of  chapter
 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (12)  Permanent revocation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
 this chapter to the contrary, whenever a revocation is  imposed  upon  a
 person  for  the  refusal  to  submit to a chemical test pursuant to the
 provisions of section eleven hundred  ninety-four  of  this  article  or
 conviction  for  any  violation  of section eleven hundred ninety-two of
 this article [for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed],  and
 such  person  has:    (i)  [within  the  previous four years] been twice
 convicted of any provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this
 article or a violation of the penal law for which a  violation  of  such
 section  eleven  hundred ninety-two is an essential element and at least
 one such conviction was for a crime, or has twice  been  found  to  have
 refused  to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section eleven hundred
 ninety-four of  this  article,  or  has  any  combination  of  two  such
 convictions  and  findings  of refusal not arising out of the same inci-
 dent; or (ii) [within the previous eight years]  been  convicted  [three
 times  of  any  provision]  TWO TIMES OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO,
 TWO-A, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A of section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two  of
 this  article for [which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed or] a
 violation of the penal law for which a violation of such section  eleven
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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