Senate Bill S185

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S185 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4188
2015-2016: S2136
2017-2018: S3521, S7738
2019-2020: S1575
2021-2022: S2264

2023-S185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

2023-S185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    185
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 leaving  the
   scene of an incident 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  chapter 497 of the laws of 2022, 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 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 three 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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