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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving the scene of an incident causing personal injury to another person without reporting
Purpose
To remove the knowledge requirement from the vehicle and traffic law section relating to leaving the scene of an accident, where personal injury results.
Summary of provisions
This legislation would amend vehicle and traffic law section 600 to remove from paragraph a of subdivision 2 the language "knowing or having cause to know that personal injury has been caused to another person," inserting "caused personal injury to another person."
Existing law
Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law currently requires that a person have knowledge of having caused personal injury before imposing certain penalties for leaving the scene of an accident.
Justification
The vehicle and traffic law already requires a driver to stop at the scene of an accident, whether or not personal injury has resulted. Operating a vehicle in New York State is a privilege, not a right; it is reasonable to expect drivers to stop at the scene of an accident, and to investigate whether the accident has in fact caused personal injury.
Legislative history
S.93 of 2007-08; S.6577 of 2005-06.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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