Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Jun 06, 2017 |
held for consideration in codes |
Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A2202
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MONTESANO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Andrew Raia
Stephen Hawley
2017-A2202 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A2202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2202 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO, RAIA, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of aggressive driving 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 a new section 120.65 to read as follows: § 120.65 AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING WHEN HE OR SHE: 1. RECKLESSLY OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN A MANNER THAT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR 2. OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY WHILE DISPLAYING A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN OR OTHER FIREARM, IN SUCH MANNER AS TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF PHYSICAL INJURY, SERI- OUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH; OR 3. OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN SUCH MANNER AS TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF PHYSICAL INJURY, SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IS A CLASS E FELONY. § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 70.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 4. Alternative definite sentence for class D and E felonies. When a person, other than a second or persistent felony offender, is sentenced for a class D or class E felony, and the court, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime and to the history and character of the defendant, is of the opinion that a sentence of imprisonment is necessary but that it would be unduly harsh to impose an indeterminate or determinate sentence, the court may impose a definite sentence of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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