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                                  8369

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 24, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the number
  of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed oper-
  ation in the first degree and aggravated  unlicensed  operation  of  a
  motor vehicle in the second degree

  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  "Angelica's
law".
  S  2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, subparagraph
(iii) as amended and subparagraph (iv) as added by chapter  169  of  the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A person is guilty of the offense of aggravated unlicensed opera-
tion of a motor vehicle in  the  first  degree  when  such  person:  (i)
commits  the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehi-
cle in the second degree as provided in subparagraph  (ii)[,]  OR  (iii)
[or  (iv)]  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision two of this section and is
operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug
in violation of subdivision one, two, two-a, three, four, four-a or five
of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter; or
  (ii) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
vehicle in the third degree  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  this
section;  and  is  operating  a  motor  vehicle while such person has in
effect [ten] FIVE or more suspensions, imposed on at  least  [ten]  FIVE
separate  dates for failure to answer, appear or pay a fine, pursuant to
subdivision three of section two hundred twenty-six of this  chapter  or
subdivision four-a of section five hundred ten of this article; or
  (iii)  commits  the  offense  of  aggravated unlicensed operation of a
motor vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of  this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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section;  and is operating a motor vehicle while under permanent revoca-
tion as set forth in subparagraph twelve of paragraph (b) of subdivision
two of section eleven hundred ninety-three of this chapter; or
  (iv)  operates  a  motor vehicle upon a public highway while holding a
conditional license issued pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision
seven  of  section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter while under
the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two,
two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred  ninety-two
of this chapter.
  S  3.  Subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  607  of  the
laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv)  such  person  has  in  effect  [three]  TWO or more suspensions,
imposed on at least [three] TWO separate dates, for failure  to  answer,
appear  or  pay  a  fine,  pursuant  to subdivision three of section two
hundred twenty-six or subdivision four-a of section five hundred ten  of
this chapter.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.