Assembly Actions -
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Jan 23, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2719
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S2719 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง600, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S555
2011-2012: S3620
2013-S2719 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2719 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing penalties and requiring imprisonment for leaving the scene of an accident PURPOSE: The purpose of the bill is to increase penalties fox leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Would require any person operating a motor vehi- cle who knowing or having cause to know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal property, not including animals, of another, due to an incident involving the motor vehicle operated by such person shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle, when such card is required, and give his or her name and resi- dence, including street and number, insurance carrier and insurance Identification information including but not limited to the number and effective dates of said individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party sustaining the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not present at the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report the same as soon as physically able to the nearest police station, or judicial officer. Violation of provisions shall constitute a traffic infraction class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and a sentence of imprisonment not less than one
2013-S2719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2719 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- 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 increasing penalties and requiring imprisonment for leaving the scene of an acci- dent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 49 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1. Property damage. a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, know- ing or having cause to know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal property, not including animals, of another, due to an incident involving the motor vehicle operated by such person shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street and number, insurance carrier and insurance identification information including but not limited to the number and effective dates of said individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party sustain- ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres- ent at the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report the same as soon as physically able to the nearest police station, or judicial officer. b. It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency who is at the scene of the accident to request the said operator or opera- tors of the motor vehicles, when physically capable of doing so, to exchange the information required hereinabove and such member of a law enforcement agency shall assist such operator or operators in making such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05572-01-3
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