Senate Bill S6557

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits reckless driving in or upon off-street parking facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S6557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7765
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1212, add §1215-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S760, A402

2021-S6557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits reckless driving in or upon off-street parking facilities.

2021-S6557 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6557
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   reckless driving in or upon off-street parking facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as  added  by
 chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1212. Reckless driving. Reckless driving shall mean driving or using
 any  motor  vehicle,  motorcycle  or  any other vehicle propelled by any
 power other than muscular power or any appliance or  accessory  thereof:
 (A)  in  a manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper
 use of the public highway, or unreasonably endangers users of the public
 highway; OR (B) IN OR UPON ANY OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY,  AS  DEFINED
 IN  SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN-A  OF  THIS ARTICLE, IN WILLFUL OR
 WANTON DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY. Reckless driving
 is prohibited. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty  of
 a misdemeanor.
   §  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 1215-a to read as follows:
   § 1215-A. DRIVING IN OR UPON OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES. THE DRIVER
 OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN OR UPON AN OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY SHALL  HOLD
 SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES AND SHALL NOT OPERATE SUCH
 VEHICLE  IN  WILLFUL  OR  WANTON  DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS OR
 PROPERTY.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY"  MEANS
 ANY  OFF-STREET  FACILITY  HELD  OPEN  FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC FOR PARKING
 VEHICLES AND INCLUDES ANY PUBLICLY OWNED FACILITIES FOR OFF-STREET PARK-
 ING, AND PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES FOR OFF-STREET PARKING WHERE NO  FEE
 IS  CHARGED  FOR  THE  PRIVILEGE TO PARK AND WHICH ARE HELD OPEN FOR THE
 COMMON PUBLIC USE OF RETAIL CUSTOMERS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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