Senate Bill S2318

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits holders of learner's permits from driving in a road test area

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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-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง501 & 509, V & T L

2009-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits holders of learner's permits from driving in a road test area; provides that learner's permits shall not be valid in any area designated by the commissioner of motor vehicles as a road test area; provides that no holder of a learner's permit shall practice driving or receive driving instruction or education in any area designated by the commissioner of motor vehicles as a road test area.

2009-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2318

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- 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  prohibiting
  holders of learner's permits from driving in a road test area

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 501 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding two new paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows:
  (D) IN ADDITION TO THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION:
  (I) LEARNER'S PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE
VALID IN ANY AREA DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS  A  ROAD  TEST  AREA
UNLESS  THE HOLDER OF SUCH PERMIT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LICENSING EXAMINER
OF THE DEPARTMENT;
  (II) NO HOLDER OF A LEARNER'S PERMIT SHALL PRACTICE DRIVING OR RECEIVE
DRIVING INSTRUCTION OR EDUCATION IN ANY AREA DESIGNATED BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER AS A ROAD TEST AREA; AND
  (III)  NO INSTRUCTOR OR EDUCATOR SHALL GIVE ANY DRIVING INSTRUCTION OR
EDUCATION IN THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN ANY AREA DESIGNATED
BY THE COMMISSIONER AS A ROAD  TEST  AREA.  HOWEVER,  AN  INSTRUCTOR  OR
EDUCATOR  MAY ACCOMPANY AND SUPERVISE A HOLDER OF A LEARNER'S PERMIT WHO
RESIDES WITHIN ANY SUCH ROAD TEST AREA FROM AND TO SUCH  HOLDER'S  PLACE
OF  RESIDENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING INSTRUCTION OR EDUCATION TO SUCH
HOLDER OUTSIDE OF SUCH ROAD TEST AREA.
  (E) ANY LEARNER'S PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
HAVE  IMPRINTED ON ITS FACE IN CONSPICUOUS TYPE THE STATEMENT "LEARNER'S
PERMITS ARE NOT VALID IN A ROAD TEST AREA".
  S 2. Section 509 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
  10-A. NO HOLDER OF  A  LEARNER'S  PERMIT  SHALL  PRACTICE  DRIVING  OR
RECEIVE  DRIVING  INSTRUCTION OR EDUCATION IN ANY AREA DESIGNATED BY THE
COMMISSIONER AS A ROAD TEST AREA.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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