Assembly Bill A548

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits imposition of a sentence of imprisonment without imposition of a fine for DWI offenses

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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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2015-A548 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1193, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A875
2011-2012: A1182
2013-2014: A1260
2017-2018: A248
2019-2020: A2293

2015-A548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the court to impose a fine for all alcohol and drug related driving offenses even where a term of imprisonment for such offense is also imposed.

2015-A548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   548

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  sentences
  for alcohol or drug related offenses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of  the  laws  of  1988,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (e)  Certain  sentences  prohibited. Notwithstanding any provisions of
the penal law, no judge or magistrate shall impose a sentence of  uncon-
ditional  discharge for a violation of any subdivision of section eleven
hundred ninety-two of this article  nor  shall  a  judge  or  magistrate
impose  a  sentence  of IMPRISONMENT, conditional discharge or probation
unless such IMPRISONMENT, conditional discharge or probation is accompa-
nied by a sentence of a fine as provided in this subdivision.
  S 2.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02903-01-5

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