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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful failure to provide name and address to injured party or to report incident to police involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance
Purpose/summary of provisions
This bill would require that any person age fourteen years or older, operating a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance must report any incident involving personal injury to another person, to the police. Failure to report will result in a misdemeanor. Section one adds a new section 270.25 to the Penal Law to require that any person operating a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance, including, but not limited to bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards and scooters, that is involved in an accident resulting in physical injury due to the culpability of such operator, provide his/her name and address to the injured party and to report the incident to the police. Failure to do so is a class A misdemeanor.
Justification
Recently, there has been increasing incidence, particularly in metropolitan areas, of accidents caused by riders/drivers of non-motorized means of conveyance as they strike and injure pedestrians. While it is anticipated that bicyclists, skaters, and riders follow the rules of the road, there are no provisions in current statute to hold these operators accountable for the same acts for which drivers are held accountable. Unlike an automobile, identification is not accessible and visible through the license plate number. This bill will require perpetrators to identify themselves and provide basic information to their victim and the police in incidents involving personal injury. Such a law is necessary in order to further assist the victims of these accidents in confronting their assailants, and to assist police in the investigation of the matter.
Existing law
None.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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