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                                  2591

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, MARKEY, MONTESANO, DUPREY, CROUCH, FINCH,
  DiPIETRO, OAKS, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and the vehicle and traffic law, in
  relation to safety in active work zones

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

  Section  1.  The  penal  law  is  amended  by adding four new sections
120.65, 120.66, 125.65 and 125.70 to read as follows:
S 120.65 VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK  ZONE  IN
THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE:
  A. ENTERS OR INTRUDES INTO AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR
VEHICLE; AND
  B.  SUCH  ENTRY OR INTRUSION CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER
PERSON.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN
THE PHYSICAL AREA ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY,  STREET  OR  PRIVATE  ROAD  WHERE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR UTILITY WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH AREA
IS  PROPERLY DESIGNATED TO BE AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE BY SIGNS, CONES AND/OR
OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND WHERE WORKERS ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
  VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE  IS  A
CLASS E FELONY.
S 120.66 VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN
THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY:
  A. ENTERS OR INTRUDES INTO AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR
VEHICLE; AND
  B. SUCH ENTRY OR INTRUSION CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY  TO  ANOTHER
PERSON.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN
THE  PHYSICAL  AREA  ON  A  PUBLIC HIGHWAY, STREET OR PRIVATE ROAD WHERE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR UTILITY WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH AREA
IS PROPERLY DESIGNATED TO BE AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE BY SIGNS, CONES  AND/OR
OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND WHERE WORKERS ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
  VEHICULAR  ASSAULT  IN  AN  ACTIVE  WORK ZONE IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A
CLASS D FELONY.
S 125.65 VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN AN ACTIVE WORK  ZONE  IN  THE  SECOND
           DEGREE.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE
IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE:
  (A)  ENTERS  OR  INTRUDES  INTO  AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHILE OPERATING A
MOTOR VEHICLE; AND
  (B) SUCH ENTRY OR INTRUSION CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN
THE PHYSICAL AREA ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY,  STREET  OR  PRIVATE  ROAD  WHERE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR UTILITY WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH AREA
IS  PROPERLY DESIGNATED TO BE AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE BY SIGNS, CONES AND/OR
OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND WHERE WORKERS ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
  VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE SECOND DEGREE  IS
A CLASS C FELONY.
S 125.70 VEHICULAR  MANSLAUGHTER  IN  AN  ACTIVE  WORK ZONE IN THE FIRST
           DEGREE.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE
IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY:
  (A) ENTERS OR INTRUDES INTO AN ACTIVE  WORK  ZONE  WHILE  OPERATING  A
MOTOR VEHICLE; AND
  (B) SUCH ENTRY OR INTRUSION CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN
THE  PHYSICAL  AREA  ON  A  PUBLIC HIGHWAY, STREET OR PRIVATE ROAD WHERE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR UTILITY WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH AREA
IS PROPERLY DESIGNATED TO BE AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE BY SIGNS, CONES  AND/OR
OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND WHERE WORKERS ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
  VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A
CLASS B FELONY.
  S  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1221-a to read as follows:
  S 1221-A. INTRUSION INTO AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE. 1. NO DRIVER OF A  VEHI-
CLE,  OPERATOR OF A BICYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN SHALL ENTER OR INTRUDE INTO AN
ACTIVE WORK ZONE, EXCEPT UPON DIRECTION FROM A FLAG PERSON, POLICE OFFI-
CER OR OTHER DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL OR DIRECTION
FROM A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REGULATING ENTRY THEREIN. FOR PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "ACTIVE WORK ZONE" SHALL MEAN THE PHYSICAL AREA
ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY, STREET OR PRIVATE ROAD WHERE CONSTRUCTION,  MAINTE-
NANCE  OR UTILITY WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED, WHICH AREA IS PROPERLY DESIG-
NATED TO BE AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE BY SIGNS,  CONES  AND/OR  OTHER  TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICES AND WHERE WORKERS ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
  2.  A  VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A
CLASS B MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS  THAN  TWO  HUNDRED
FIFTY  DOLLARS  NOR  MORE  THAN  FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR BY A PERIOD OF
IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MONTHS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRI-
SONMENT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.