Assembly Bill A4812

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; repealer

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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-A4812 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1192, rpld & add §1193, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5837
2011-2012: A2331
2013-2014: A3844
2015-2016: A2092
2017-2018: A2181
2019-2020: A4472
2021-2022: A1768

2023-A4812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; creates new offenses of criminal intoxication and aggravated criminal intoxication; provides for stiffer penalties for such violations; makes all violations felonies.

2023-A4812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4812
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  sanctions
   and  criminal  penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the
   influence of alcohol; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such  law
   relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions 2-b and 2-c to read as follows:
   2-B.    CRIMINAL INTOXICATION; PER SE. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTOR
 VEHICLE WHILE SUCH PERSON HAS .25 OF ONE PER CENTUM  OR  MORE  AND  LESS
 THAN .30 OF ONE PER CENTUM BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN THE PERSON'S BLOOD AS
 SHOWN  BY  A  CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD, BREATH, URINE OR
 SALIVA, MADE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2-C.   AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL INTOXICATION; PER SE. NO PERSON SHALL OPER-
 ATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE SUCH PERSON HAS .30 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR  MORE
 BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN THE PERSON'S BLOOD AS SHOWN BY A CHEMICAL ANALY-
 SIS  OF  SUCH  PERSON'S BLOOD, BREATH, URINE OR SALIVA, MADE PURSUANT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED and a new
 section 1193 is added to read as follows:
   § 1193. SANCTIONS. 1. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (A)  DRIVING  WHILE  ABILITY
 IMPAIRED. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO OR TWO-A OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  A FELONY AND SHALL BE
 PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND BY  IMPRISONMENT  IN  A
 STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR NOR MORE THAN TWO
 YEARS.
   (B)  AGGRAVATED  DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
 TWO-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09459-01-3
              

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