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                                  5547

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITUS, FIELDS, BENEDETTO, LAVINE, J. RIVERA,
  MILLMAN, BENJAMIN, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CAHILL,
  CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON, DIAZ, JOHN, MAYERSOHN, NOLAN, PHEFFER, ROBINSON,
  WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the process-
  ing of accident reports

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 606 to read as follows:
  S 606. PROCESSING OF REQUIRED REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER, WHEN PROCESS-
ING  REPORTS  OF  ACCIDENTS  FILED  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SHALL GIVE
PRIORITY TO REPORTS INVOLVING SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY  (AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW) OR DEATH.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.




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