Senate Bill S247

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle without a license; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S247 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §511, rpld §509 sub 1, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S4786

2015-S247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle without a license.

2015-S247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   247

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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  opera-
  tion of a motor vehicle without a license; and to repeal subdivision 1
  of  section 509 of such law relating to the operation of a motor vehi-
  cle without a license

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 511 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of  1990,  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 third degree when such person operates  a
motor  vehicle  upon a public highway OF THIS STATE OR UPON ANY SIDEWALK
OR TO OR FROM ANY LOT ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC GARAGE, SUPERMARKET, SHOPPING
CENTER OR CAR WASHING ESTABLISHMENT OR TO  OR  FROM  OR  INTO  A  PUBLIC
GARAGE  OR  CAR  WASHING  ESTABLISHMENT  (I) WITHOUT BEING DULY LICENSED
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER,  EXCEPT  WHILE  OPERATING  A
MOTOR VEHICLE DURING THE COURSE OF A ROAD TEST CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, OR (II) while knowing or having reason to
know that such person's license or privilege  of  operating  such  motor
vehicle  in  this  state  or privilege of obtaining a license to operate
such motor vehicle issued by the commissioner is suspended,  revoked  or
otherwise withdrawn by the commissioner.
  S  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 509 of the vehicle and traffic law is
REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02187-01-5

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