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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 15, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A2259
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STIRPE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joan Christensen
Gary Finch
Thomas Alfano
multi-Sponsors
Clifford Crouch
Francine DelMonte
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Joseph Giglio
2009-A2259 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A2259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2259 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, CHRISTENSEN, FINCH, ALFANO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, DelMONTE, GABRYSZAK, GIGLIO, V. LOPEZ, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta- tion AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the navigation law, in relation to increasing penalties for certain obstructed view for drivers of motor vehicles and operators of vessels that result in injury or death THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1213 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 621 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows: S 1213. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. In no event shall there be more than three persons in the front seat of any vehicle, except where such seat has been constructed to accommodate more than three persons and there is eighteen inches of seating capacity for each passenger or occupant in said front seat. (b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his OR HER control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (C) A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT RESULTS IN AN INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS E FELONY. S 2. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 45-e to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05046-01-9
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