Assembly Bill A4900

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a "yellow alert system" for law enforcement to publicize vehicle information in instances of hit-and-run accidents

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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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2021-A4900 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5547
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §221, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5261, S4257
2019-2020: A6602, S5377
2023-2024: S5588

2021-A4900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a "yellow alert system" for law enforcement to publicize vehicle information in instances of hit-and-run accidents in which a person has been killed.

2021-A4900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4900
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, HYNDMAN, GRIFFIN -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by -- M.  of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  creation  of  a
   "yellow alert system"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 221 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. WHEN ANY POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER  OR  POLICE  AGENCY  IN  THE
 STATE  SHALL  RECEIVE  A  REPORT  OF  A  VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC  LAW  RESULTING  IN  THE
 DEATH OF A PERSON, AND THERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE OR VEHICLES
 INVOLVED  OR  OF  THE  OPERATOR OR OPERATORS OF SUCH VEHICLE OR VEHICLES
 INVOLVED IN THE VIOLATION OF  SUCH  SUBDIVISION,  SUCH  POLICE  OFFICER,
 PEACE  OFFICER OR POLICE AGENCY SHALL, AS APPROPRIATE, CAUSE INFORMATION
 CONCERNING ANY SUCH VEHICLE  OR  VEHICLES  AND  THE  PERSON  OR  PERSONS
 SUSPECTED   OF  OPERATING  SUCH  VEHICLE  OR  VEHICLES  TO  BE  PROMPTLY
 DISPATCHED OVER THE POLICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM  WITHIN  THE  GEOGRAPHIC
 AREA REQUESTED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND MAY BE BROADCAST TO THE
 PUBLIC.   POLICE AGENCIES NOT CONNECTED WITH THE BASIC SYSTEM MAY TRANS-
 MIT SUCH INFORMATION TO THE NEAREST OR MOST CONVENIENT ELECTRONIC  ENTRY
 POINT,  FROM  WHICH POINT IT SHALL BE PROMPTLY DISPATCHED, IN CONFORMITY
 WITH THE ORDERS, RULES OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SYSTEM. NO  DISPATCH
 OR  TRANSMISSION  OF  A  REPORT  CONCERNING ANY SUCH VEHICLE OR OPERATOR
 SHALL BE REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION  IF  THE  INVESTIGATING  POLICE
 DEPARTMENT ADVISES, IN ITS DISCRETION, THAT THE RELEASE OF SUCH INFORMA-
 TION  MAY  JEOPARDIZE  THE  INVESTIGATION  OR THE SAFETY OF A VICTIM, OR
 REQUESTS A REASONABLE FORBEARANCE FOR ANY REASON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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