Assembly Bill A2666

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the impoundment of vehicles operated by intoxicated or impaired persons

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  • 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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2011-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1194, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2461
2013-2014: A3932
2015-2016: A2868
2017-2018: A3935
2019-2020: A3567
2021-2022: A1575
2023-2024: A832

2011-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the impoundment of vehicles operated by intoxicated or impaired persons; authorizes the release of impounded vehicles to owners of such vehicles if certain criteria is met; authorizes a reasonable fee for towing and storage of such vehicles.

2011-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2666

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the impound-
  ment of vehicles operated by intoxicated and or impaired persons

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

  Section  1.  Section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLE OPERATED BY ARRESTEE; CONDITIONS OF RELEASE;
FEE FOR TOWING STORAGE. (A) WHENEVER A PERSON HAS BEEN  ARRESTED  FOR  A
VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE,  TWO,  TWO-A,  THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY  SHALL IMPOUND THE VEHICLE THAT THE ARRESTEE WAS OPERATING AT THE
TIME OF THE ARREST.
  (B) A VEHICLE  IMPOUNDMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
IMPOUNDED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS FOR THE RELEASE OF SUCH VEHICLE
ARE MET:
  (1)  WITH RESPECT TO THE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE ARRESTEE, FOR A
PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS FROM THE TIME OF THE ARREST;
  (2) WITH RESPECT TO THE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE TO A PERSON OTHER  THAN
THE ARRESTEE, WHERE SUCH VEHICLE IS OWNED OR LEASED BY:
  (A)  THAT  PERSON  AND  THAT  PERSON MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARAGRAPH; OR
  (B) THE ARRESTEE, AND THE ARRESTEE IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS  OLD  OR
EMANCIPATED,  AND  THE  ARRESTEE  GIVES WRITTEN PERMISSION IN A FORM AND
MANNER ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO  ANOTHER  PERSON  TO  OPERATE
SUCH  VEHICLE,  AND  SUCH PERSON MEETS THE CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE AS SET
FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARAGRAPH; OR
  (C) THE ARRESTEE, AND THE ARRESTEE IS UNDER THE AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  AND
UNEMANCIPATED, THE VEHICLE MAY BE RELEASED TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARD-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02412-01-1

              

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