Assembly Bill A7758

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated vehicular homicide

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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-A7758 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S404
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง125.14, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7112, S4772
2017-2018: A4347, S1133
2019-2020: A7148, S531

2015-A7758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated vehicular homicide where a person commits the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree and has previously been convicted three times of violating any provisions of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic law within the preceding ten years.

2015-A7758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7758

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated vehicular homi-
  cide

  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 "Jocelyn's
Law".
  S 2. Section 125.14 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 496 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
S 125.14 Aggravated vehicular homicide.
  A person is guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide  when  he  or  she
EITHER:
  (1)  engages  in reckless driving as defined by section twelve hundred
twelve of the vehicle and traffic law, and commits the crime of  vehicu-
lar  manslaughter  in  the second degree as defined in section 125.12 of
this article, and either:
  [(1)] (A) commits such crimes while operating a  motor  vehicle  while
such  person  has  .18 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in
such person's blood as shown  by  chemical  analysis  of  such  person's
blood,  breath,  urine  or  saliva  made  pursuant  to the provisions of
section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
  [(2)] (B) commits such crimes while knowing or having reason  to  know
that:  [(a)] (I) his or her license or his or her privilege of operating
a motor vehicle in another state or his or her privilege of obtaining  a
license  to  operate  a  motor  vehicle in another state is suspended or
revoked and such suspension or revocation is based upon a conviction  in
such other state for an offense which would, if committed in this state,
constitute  a  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions of section eleven
hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law; or [(b)] (II) his  or
her license or his or her privilege of operating a motor vehicle in this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00709-01-5
              

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