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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1811
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S1811 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S1811 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1811 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring that persons who are under eighteen years of age and charged with a traffic violation must appear in court with a parent or guardian PURPOSE : Provides that persons under 18 years of age charged with a traffic violation must appear in court with a parent or guardian to answer the charge. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 229; Appearances by minors. Section 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law, provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, when a teenager receives a traffic ticket or violation, the ticket is mailed to their house. Many times the teenager takes the notice of the court date out of the mail, without their parents
2009-S1811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1811 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 requiring that persons who are under eighteen years of age and charged with a traffic violation must appear in court with a parent or guardian 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 229 to read as follows: S 229. APPEARANCES BY MINORS. ANY PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND WHO IS CHARGED WITH VIOLATING A PROVISION OF THIS CHAP- TER MAY NOT MAKE ANY COURT APPEARANCE UNLESS HE OR SHE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS OR HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. SUCH PERSON MAY NOT MAKE AN APPEAR- ANCE BY MAIL. IF SUCH PERSON IS REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, SUCH PERSON AND HIS OR HER PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THE ATTORNEY TO EACH AND EVERY COURT APPEARANCE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law, provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08355-01-9
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