Senate Bill S9163

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Increases fines for leaving scene of an accident without reporting

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3964 - Signed by Governor

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

2021-S9163 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3964
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1342
2011-2012: A1171
2013-2014: A1257
2015-2016: A4638
2017-2018: A6164
2019-2020: A3570

2021-S9163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for leaving scene of an accident without reporting.

2021-S9163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9163
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 increasing
   penalties for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Paragraph c 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:
   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
 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] SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY 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] THREE  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  paragraph,  where  the  personal  injury
 involved  (i)  results in serious physical injury, as defined in section
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.