Assembly Bill A3985

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of staging a motor vehicle accident

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  • 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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2019-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2508
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§176.75 & 176.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6177
2013-2014: A756
2015-2016: A2615
2017-2018: A5073

2019-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of staging a motor vehicle accident.

2019-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3985
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, MOSLEY, OTIS, BUCHWALD -- Multi-Sponsored
   by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  ABINANTI,  ARROYO, BARCLAY, COLTON, COOK,
   CROUCH, DINOWITZ, FINCH,  GALEF,  GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  GUNTHER,  HAWLEY,
   LALOR,  LAVINE,  MALLIOTAKIS,  McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, NOLAN, PALMESANO,
   PERRY, RAIA, RIVERA, SOLAGES, TITUS -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to staging a motor vehicle
   accident
 
   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 "Alice's Law".
   §  2.  The  penal law is amended by adding two new sections 176.75 and
 176.80 to read as follows:
 § 176.75 STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN  THE  SECOND
 DEGREE  WHEN,  WITH  INTENT TO COMMIT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF A FRAUDULENT
 INSURANCE ACT, HE OR SHE OPERATES  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  AND  INTENTIONALLY
 CAUSES A COLLISION INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
   STAGING  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS E
 FELONY.
 § 176.80 STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE  WHEN  HE  OR  SHE COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE
 ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND THEREBY CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
 OR DEATH TO ANOTHER PERSON, OTHER THAN A PARTICIPANT IN SUCH OFFENSE.
   STAGING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST  DEGREE  IS  A  CLASS  D
 FELONY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07501-01-9

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