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                       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. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to leaving the scene of a
  motor vehicle accident that resulted in physical injury or death of  a
  person or persons

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 125.14 of  the  penal  law,
subdivision  6  as  amended and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 496 of
the laws of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added  to  read
as follows:
  (6)  has  previously been convicted of violating any provision of this
article or article one hundred twenty of this title involving the opera-
tion of a motor vehicle, or was convicted in any other state  or  juris-
diction  of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle which,
if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this article
or article one hundred twenty of this title; [or]
  (7) commits such crime while operating a motor vehicle while  a  child
who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
and causes the death of such child[.]; OR
  (8)  COMMITS  SUCH  CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT IN
THE MANNER DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  OF  THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 2. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, subdi-
vision  5  as  amended  and subdivision 6 as added by chapter 496 of the
laws of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 7 is added  to  read  as
follows:
  (5)  has  previously been convicted of violating any provision of this
article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title  involving  the
operation  of  a  motor  vehicle, or was convicted in any other state or
jurisdiction of an offense involving the operation of  a  motor  vehicle

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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which,  if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this
article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title; [or]
  (6)  commits  such crime while operating a motor vehicle while a child
who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
and causes serious physical injury to such child[.]; OR
  (7) COMMITS SUCH CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF  THE  ACCIDENT  IN
THE  MANNER  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.