Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Jan 15, 2009 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S758
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation 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-S758 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Law Section:
- Navigation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §47, Nav L; amd §600, V & T L
2009-S758 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S758 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the navigation law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including passengers of vessels and motor vehicles as persons required to report an accident PURPOSE : To require boat or vehicle passengers to report accidents to the authorities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 -- Amends Navigation Law sections 47(1)(a), 47(2)(a) and 47(2)(b). Requires that passengers in vessels involved in an accident must report the accident to authorities. Section 2 -- Amends section 600 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Requires that a passenger in a motor vehicle involved in an accident must report the accident to authorities. Section 3 -- Effective date.
2009-S758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 758 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT to amend the navigation law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including passengers of vessels and motor vehicles as persons required to report an accident THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 47 of the navigation law, as added by chapter 587 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 484 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: S 47. Leaving the scene of an accident without reporting. 1. (a) When- ever any vessel, including, but not limited to, rowboats, canoes and kayaks, meets with an accident involving damage to any vessel or to the real property or to the personal property, not including animals, of another due to an accident involving such vessel and the operator OR PASSENGER thereof has knowledge of such accident, such operator OR PASSENGER shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop and give his or her name and address, the name and address of the owner thereof and the identification number, if any, assigned to such vessel to the person sustaining the damage. In the event the person sustaining the damage cannot be located at the place where the damage occurred, then the operator OR PASSENGER of such vessel shall report the same as soon as physically able to the nearest police officer, police station, bay constable or judicial officer. (b) A violation of the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall constitute a violation punishable as set forth in section seven- ty-three-c of this article. 2. (a) Every operator OR PASSENGER of a vessel, including, but not limited to, rowboats, canoes and kayaks, who, knowing or having cause to know that personal injury has been caused to another person, or another person has disappeared under the water, due to an accident involving such vessel shall, before leaving the place where the said incident
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