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Senate Bill S4058
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2013-S4058 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง125.11-a, Pen L
2013-S4058 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4058 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime vehicle manslaughter in the third degree, a class E felony PURPOSE GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enact the "Stephen Fay Act" establishing that, at minimum, anyone driving unlicensed, or with a suspended license that causes a death of another in a motor vehicle accident shall be guilty of a class E felony, SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that this act shall be cited as the "Stephen Fay Act." Section 2 amends the penal law by adding a new section 125.11-a which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree, which shall be a class E felony. A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree when they cause the death of another while operating a motor vehicle while their license or privilege is suspended or revoked. Section 3 sets the effective date JUSTIFICATION: On June 5, 2012, just shy of his 20th Birthday, Stephen
2013-S4058 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4058 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime vehicle manslaughter in the third degree, a class E felony THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stephen Fay act". S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.11-a to read as follows: S 125.11-A VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO OR THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08827-02-3
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