Senate Bill S6837

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death

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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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2013-S6837 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2206
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง606, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5547
2011-2012: A4216
2015-2016: S5066, A3262

2013-S6837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death.

2013-S6837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6837

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 the process-
  ing of accident reports

  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 606 to read as follows:
  S 606. PROCESSING OF REQUIRED REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER, WHEN PROCESS-
ING REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS FILED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  GIVE
PRIORITY  TO  REPORTS  INVOLVING  SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY (AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW) OR DEATH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01764-01-3

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