Assembly Bill A5077

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1847
2015-2016: A863
2017-2018: A252
2019-2020: A3194

2023-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it a class E felony to negligently cause the death of another person while operating a motor vehicle with a suspended, revoked or otherwise withdrawn license.

2023-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5077
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, COOK -- 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".
   §  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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09864-01-3

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