Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A969
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GANTT
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
2009-A969 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A969 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 969 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the offense of aggressive driving 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 1212-a to read as follows: S 1212-A. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING WHEN: (A) HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN A MANNER THAT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR (B) HE OR SHE OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY WHILE DISPLAYING A DEADLY WEAPON, DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR WHAT REASONABLY APPEARS TO BE A PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN OR OTHER FIREARM IN SUCH A MANNER TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY; OR (C) HE OR SHE OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN SUCH A MANNER TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IS A MISDEMEANOR. S 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1122 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to read as follows: (b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle [on audible signal] and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. ANY PERSON DELIBERATELY INCREASING THE SPEED OF HIS OR HER VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR. S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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