Assembly Bill A6367

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes leaving the scene of an accident within the crimes of aggravated vehicular manslaughter and aggravated vehicular assault when physical injury or death occurs to a person or persons

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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
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2023-A6367 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§125.14 & 120.04-a, Pen L

2023-A6367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes leaving the scene of an accident within the crimes of aggravated vehicular manslaughter and aggravated vehicular assault when physical injury or death occurs to a person or persons.

2023-A6367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6367
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to leaving the scene of a
   motor vehicle accident that resulted in physical injury or death of  a
   person or persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 125.14 of  the  penal  law,
 subdivision  6  as  amended and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 496 of
 the laws of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added  to  read
 as follows:
   (6)  has  previously been convicted of violating any provision of this
 article or article one hundred twenty of this title involving the opera-
 tion of a motor vehicle, or was convicted in any other state  or  juris-
 diction  of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle which,
 if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this article
 or article one hundred twenty of this title; [or]
   (7) commits such crime while operating a motor vehicle while  a  child
 who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
 and causes the death of such child[.]; OR
   (8)  COMMITS  SUCH  CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT IN
 THE MANNER DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  OF  THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, subdi-
 vision  5  as  amended  and subdivision 6 as added by chapter 496 of the
 laws of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 7 is added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (5)  has  previously been convicted of violating any provision of this
 article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title  involving  the
 operation  of  a  motor  vehicle, or was convicted in any other state or
 jurisdiction of an offense involving the operation of  a  motor  vehicle
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00096-01-3

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