NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A1944

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Feb 15, 2018	print number 1944a
Feb 15, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Jan 17, 2017	referred to transportation

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2017-A1944 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A10754
2013-2014: A2550, A9818
2015-2016: A4760

2017-A1944 - Summary

Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2017-A1944 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1944
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving  the
   scene of an incident without reporting
 
   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 "Alix's Law".
   § 2. Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
 49 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 600. Leaving scene of an incident  without  reporting.  1.  Property
 damage.  a.  Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having
 cause to know that THE MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
 CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, HAS A DUTY TO
 PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF
 AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO
 KNOW THAT damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal
 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-
 ing]  THE  CONTACT  OF  the  motor vehicle operated by such person, SUCH
 PERSON shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred,  stop,
 exhibit  his  or  her license and insurance identification card for such
 vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six  and  eight
 of  this  chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street
 and number, insurance carrier and insurance  identification  information
 including  but  not  limited  to  the number and effective dates of said
 individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party  sustain-
 ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres-
 ent  at  the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report
 the same as soon as physically able to the nearest  police  station,  or
 judicial  officer.    A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  CAME  INTO
 CONTACT  WITH  A  PERSON,  REAL  PROPERTY,  OR  PERSONAL  PROPERTY, THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00080-01-7

 A. 1944                             2
 
 RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY OR TO  THE  PERSONAL  PROPERTY,  NOT
 INCLUDING  ANIMALS  OF  ANOTHER, SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE
 CAUSE TO KNOW OF SUCH CONTACT AND OF SUCH  DAMAGE,  UNLESS  SUCH  PERSON
 SHOWS  THAT  THEY  WOULD  NOT  HAVE  KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO KNOW OF SUCH
 CONTACT AND OF SUCH INJURY REGARDLESS OF INTOXICATION OR  IMPAIRMENT  BY
 THE  USE  OF ALCOHOL OR A DRUG, OR BY THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR
 OF ALCOHOL AND ANY DRUG OR DRUGS.
   b. It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency  who
 is  at  the scene of the accident to request the said operator or opera-
 tors of the motor vehicles, when physically  capable  of  doing  so,  to
 exchange  the  information required hereinabove and such member of a law
 enforcement agency shall assist such operator  or  operators  in  making
 such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner.
   A violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision shall
 constitute  a  traffic  infraction  punishable  by  a  fine of up to two
 hundred fifty dollars or a sentence of imprisonment for  up  to  fifteen
 days or both such fine and imprisonment.
   2. Personal injury. a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, know-
 ing  or  having  cause  to  know that THE MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY SUCH
 PERSON HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH A  PERSON,  REAL  PROPERTY  OR  PERSONAL
 PROPERTY,  HAS  A  DUTY  TO PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTI-
 GATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF AS A RESULT  OF  SUCH  INVESTIGATION  SUCH
 PERSON  KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT personal injury has been caused
 to another person, due to [an incident involving]  THE  CONTACT  OF  the
 motor vehicle operated by such person, SUCH PERSON shall, before leaving
 the  place where the said personal injury occurred, stop, exhibit his or
 her license and insurance identification card  for  such  vehicle,  when
 such  card  is required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chap-
 ter, and give his or her name, residence, including  street  and  street
 number,  insurance  carrier  and  insurance  identification  information
 including but not limited to the number  and  effective  dates  of  said
 individual's  insurance policy and license number, to the injured party,
 if practical, and also to a police officer, or  in  the  event  that  no
 police  officer is in the vicinity of the place of said injury, then, he
 or she shall report said incident as soon  as  physically  able  to  the
 nearest  police station or judicial officer.  A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR
 VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER,  THAT  CAME  INTO CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL
 PROPERTY, THAT RESULTED IN INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, SHALL  BE  PRESUMED
 TO  HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO KNOW OF SUCH CONTACT AND OF SUCH INJURY,
 UNLESS SUCH PERSON SHOWS THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO
 KNOW OF SUCH CONTACT AND OF SUCH INJURY REGARDLESS  OF  INTOXICATION  OR
 IMPAIRMENT BY THE USE OF ALCOHOL OR A DRUG, OR BY THE COMBINED INFLUENCE
 OF DRUGS OR OF ALCOHOL AND ANY DRUG OR DRUGS.
   b.  It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency who
 is at the scene of the accident to request the said operator  or  opera-
 tors  of  the  motor  vehicles,  when physically capable of doing so, to
 exchange the information required hereinabove and such member of  a  law
 enforcement  agency  shall  assist  such operator or operators in making
 such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner.
   c. A violation of the provisions of paragraph a  of  this  subdivision
 resulting  solely  from the failure of an operator to exhibit his or her
 license and insurance identification card for the  vehicle  or  exchange
 the  information  required  in such paragraph shall constitute a class B
 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty  nor
 more  than  five  hundred  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties

 A. 1944                             3
 
 provided by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a  class
 A  misdemeanor  punishable  by  a fine of not less than five hundred nor
 more than one thousand  dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties
 provided  by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this
 subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an operator  to  exhibit
 his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or
 exchange  the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute a
 class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five  hundred
 dollars  nor  more  than  one  thousand dollars in addition to any other
 penalties provided by law. Any such  violation  committed  by  a  person
 after  such  person  has  previously  been convicted of such a violation
 shall constitute a class E felony, punishable by a fine of not less than
 one thousand nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars in addition
 to any other penalties provided by law. Any violation of the  provisions
 of  paragraph  a of this subdivision, other than for the mere failure of
 an operator to exhibit his or her license and  insurance  identification
 card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in such para-
 graph,  where  the personal injury involved (i) results in serious phys-
 ical injury, as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law, shall consti-
 tute a class E felony, punishable  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one
 thousand  nor  more  than five thousand dollars in addition to any other
 penalties provided by law, or (ii) results in death shall  constitute  a
 class  D  felony  punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand nor
 more than five thousand dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties
 provided by law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A10754
2013-2014: A2550, A9818
2015-2016: A4760

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1944--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, WALTER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee  on
   Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving the
   scene of an incident without reporting
 
   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 "Alix's Law".
   §  2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 and paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
 section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section  4  of
 part  AAA  of  chapter  59  of  the  laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or  having  cause
 to  know  that  THE  MOTOR  VEHICLE  OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
 CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, HAS A DUTY TO
 PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF
 AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO
 KNOW THAT damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal
 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-
 ing]  THE  CONTACT  OF  the  motor vehicle operated by such person, SUCH
 PERSON shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred,  stop,
 exhibit  his  or  her license and insurance identification card for such
 vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six  and  eight
 of  this  chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street
 and number, insurance carrier and insurance  identification  information
 including  but  not  limited  to  the number and effective dates of said
 individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party  sustain-
 ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres-
 ent  at  the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00080-03-8

 A. 1944--A                          2
 
 the same as soon as physically able to the nearest  police  station,  or
 judicial  officer.  A  PERSON  OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  CAME  INTO
 CONTACT  WITH  A  PERSON,  REAL  PROPERTY,  OR  PERSONAL  PROPERTY, THAT
 RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY OR TO  THE  PERSONAL  PROPERTY,  NOT
 INCLUDING  ANIMALS  OF  ANOTHER, SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE
 CAUSE TO KNOW OF SUCH CONTACT AND OF SUCH  DAMAGE,  UNLESS  SUCH  PERSON
 SHOWS  THAT  THEY  WOULD  NOT  HAVE  KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO KNOW OF SUCH
 CONTACT AND OF SUCH INJURY REGARDLESS OF INTOXICATION OR  IMPAIRMENT  BY
 THE  USE  OF ALCOHOL OR A DRUG, OR BY THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR
 OF ALCOHOL AND ANY DRUG OR DRUGS. In addition to the foregoing, any such
 person shall also: (i) produce the proof of insurance coverage  required
 pursuant to article forty-four-B of this chapter if such person is a TNC
 driver  operating  a TNC vehicle while the incident occurred who was (A)
 logged on to the TNC's digital network but not engaged in a  TNC  prear-
 ranged  trip  or  (B)  was  engaged  in a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii)
 disclose whether he or she, at the time such incident occurred, was  (A)
 logged  on  to the TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prear-
 ranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC prearranged trip.
   a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or  having  cause
 to  know  that  THE  MOTOR  VEHICLE  OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON HAS COME IN
 CONTACT WITH A PERSON, REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, HAS A DUTY TO
 PERFORM A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AND IF
 AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO
 KNOW  THAT personal injury has been caused to another person, due to [an
 incident involving] THE CONTACT OF the motor vehicle  operated  by  such
 person,  SUCH  PERSON  shall,  before  leaving  the place where the said
 personal injury occurred, stop, exhibit his or her license and insurance
 identification card for such vehicle, when such card is required  pursu-
 ant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give his or her name,
 residence,  including  street  and  street number, insurance carrier and
 insurance identification information including but not  limited  to  the
 number  and  effective  dates  of said individual's insurance policy and
 license number, to the injured party, if practical, and also to a police
 officer, or in the event that no police officer is in  the  vicinity  of
 the  place of said injury, then, he or she shall report said incident as
 soon as physically able to the nearest police station or judicial  offi-
 cer.   A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  CAME  INTO  CONTACT  WITH  A
 PERSON,  REAL PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, THAT RESULTED IN INJURY TO
 ANOTHER PERSON, SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE CAUSE TO KNOW OF
 SUCH INJURY, UNLESS SUCH PERSON SHOWS THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN  OR
 HAVE  CAUSE  TO  KNOW  OF  SUCH CONTACT AND OF SUCH INJURY REGARDLESS OF
 INTOXICATION OR IMPAIRMENT BY THE USE OF ALCOHOL OR A DRUG,  OR  BY  THE
 COMBINED  INFLUENCE  OF  DRUGS  OR  OF ALCOHOL AND ANY DRUG OR DRUGS. In
 addition to the foregoing, any such person shall also:  (i) produce  the
 proof of insurance coverage required pursuant to article forty-four-B of
 this  chapter  if such person is a TNC driver operating a TNC vehicle at
 the time of the incident who was (A) logged  on  to  the  TNC's  digital
 network  but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in
 a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii) disclose whether he or she, at the time
 such incident occurred, was (A) logged on to the TNC's  digital  network
 but  not  engaged  in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC
 prearranged trip.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Assembly Bill A1944

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2017-A1944 - Details

2017-A1944 - Summary

2017-A1944 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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PEOPLES-STOKE

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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co-Sponsors

Raymond Walter

2017-A1944 - Details

2017-A1944 - Summary

2017-A1944 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Raymond Walter

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A1944A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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