Assembly Bill A9696

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to owner liability for failure of a driver to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm

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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-A9696 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1174-a, V & T L

2023-A9696 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the fine schedule for owner liability for failure of a vehicle operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm.

2023-A9696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9696
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the amount
   of owner liability for failure of a vehicle operator  to  stop  for  a
   school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 1174-a of the vehicle and  traf-
 fic law, as added by chapter 145 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (e)  An  owner  liable  for  a violation of subdivision (a) of section
 eleven hundred seventy-four of this article pursuant to a local  law  or
 ordinance  adopted pursuant to this section shall be liable for monetary
 penalties in accordance with a schedule of fines and penalties to be set
 forth in such local law or ordinance, except that if a city by local law
 has authorized the adjudication of such owner  liability  by  a  parking
 violations  bureau,  such  schedule shall be promulgated by such bureau.
 The liability of the owner pursuant to this section shall be two hundred
 fifty dollars for [a first] EACH violation[,  two  hundred  seventy-five
 dollars  for  a  second  violation both of which were committed within a
 period of eighteen months, and three hundred  dollars  for  a  third  or
 subsequent  violation  all  of  which  were committed within a period of
 eighteen months]; provided, however, that such local  law  or  ordinance
 may  provide  for  an  additional  penalty  not in excess of twenty-five
 dollars for each violation for the failure to respond  to  a  notice  of
 liability within the prescribed time period.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision (e) of section 1174-a of the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15066-01-4

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