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Increases the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Ginny Fields
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license
Purpose or general idea of bill
To stiffen the penalties for driving with a suspended license in order to protect the safety of law abiding drivers.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill changes the penalties for driving with a suspended license. For a violation in the third degree the penalty will be changed to a fine of $500$1000 and/or no more than 30 days in jail. For a violation in the second degree the penalty will now be a fine of $1000-$5000 and/or up to 180 days in jail. For a violation in the first degree the penalty will be one to four years in prison or one year in prison under special circumstances.
Justification
Irresponsible drivers in New York State whose licenses have been suspended or revoked are a danger to others when they operate a vehicle. However, time and time again accidents resulting in the injury and death of innocent people axe caused by those who do not obey the law. Violators are not deterred by the consequences of driving without a license. There have been several accidents across the state in the past few years where dangerous drivers who have had their licenses suspended have gotten behind the wheel of a car and caused injuries and fatalities, The Legislature needs to send a clear and persuasive message by increasing the penalties for driving with a suspended license which will help deter those individuals. This legislation seeks to protect the public from those who not only drive irresponsibly, but are not supposed to be allowed on the road in the first place.
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Effective date
Immediately
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