Senate Bill S577

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes the traffic infraction leaving the scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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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2009-S577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S923
2013-2014: S1514
2015-2016: S732
2017-2018: S1181

2009-S577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the traffic infraction leaving the scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.

2009-S577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   577

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  making  the
  traffic  infraction  leaving  scene of an incident without reporting a
  class A misdemeanor

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

  Section  1.  The  closing paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 600 of
the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 49  of  the  laws  of
2005, is amended to read as follows:
  A violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision shall
constitute  a  [traffic  infraction] CLASS A MISDEMEANOR punishable by a
fine of [up to two] NOT LESS THAN FIVE hundred [fifty] NOR MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND dollars [or a sentence of imprisonment for up to  fifteen  days
or  both  such fine and imprisonment] IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES
PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04941-01-9

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