Bill Text: NY S04060 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-06 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04060 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04060-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4060
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     March 6, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed 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:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivisions  6 and 7 of section 125.14 of the penal law,
    2  subdivision 6 as amended and subdivision 7 as added by  chapter  496  of
    3  the  laws  of 2009, are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read
    4  as follows:
    5    (6) has previously been convicted of violating any provision  of  this
    6  article or article one hundred twenty of this title involving the opera-
    7  tion  of  a motor vehicle, or was convicted in any other state or juris-
    8  diction of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle  which,
    9  if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this article
   10  or article one hundred twenty of this title; [or]
   11    (7)  commits  such crime while operating a motor vehicle while a child
   12  who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
   13  and causes the death of such child[.]; OR
   14    (8) COMMITS SUCH CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF  THE  ACCIDENT  IN
   15  THE  MANNER  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE
   16  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   17    S 2. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, subdi-
   18  vision 5 as amended and subdivision 6 as added by  chapter  496  of  the
   19  laws  of  2009,  are amended and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as
   20  follows:
   21    (5) has previously been convicted of violating any provision  of  this
   22  article  or  article one hundred twenty-five of this title involving the
   23  operation of a motor vehicle, or was convicted in  any  other  state  or
   24  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.
                                                                  LBD09646-01-3
       S. 4060                             2
    1  which, if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of  this
    2  article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title; [or]
    3    (6)  commits  such crime while operating a motor vehicle while a child
    4  who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle
    5  and causes serious physical injury to such child[.]; OR
    6    (7) COMMITS SUCH CRIME AND THEN LEAVES THE SCENE OF  THE  ACCIDENT  IN
    7  THE  MANNER  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE
    8  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
    9    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   10  it shall have become a law.