Assembly Bill A3858

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A3858 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Motor Vehicles
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6455
2021-2022: A3333

2023-A3858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle.

2023-A3858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3858
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY, CARROLL, COLTON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT in relation to penalties for striking  a  pedestrian  crossing  a
   street while operating a motor vehicle
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The commissioner of the department  of  motor  vehicles  is
 hereby  directed  to amend and/or adopt rules and regulations to provide
 that any person who is convicted or enters a guilty  plea  of  violating
 section  1151 and/or 1151-a of the vehicle and traffic law shall receive
 5 points on his or her driving record.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03869-01-3

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