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- Referred to transportation
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Prohibits the imposition of accident response service fees
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Alan Maisel
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BILL NUMBER:S2277
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the imposition of accident response service fees
Purpose
To prohibit municipalities from imposing additional fees and taxes on motorists involved in an accident for emergency response services.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new section 389 to the Vehicle and Traffic Law
Existing law
There is no law prohibiting this practice in New York State.
Justification
The City of New York has proposed to implement a "crash tax," a fee between $365.00 and $490.00 on July 1, 2011. Most drivers are taxpayers who already pay for the emergency responders, both Fire and EMS who respond to the scene of a car accident. The proposal amounts to a double taxation on the residents of not just New York City, but the State as well. Insurance companies have already expressed unwillingness to pay the fee, thereby leaving motorists the choice of either paying for help or refusing the help that they might need in a car accident. This opens the door to a new series of litigation should the responders be turned away by someone who later is discovered to have serious life threatening injuries.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the State at this time.
Local fiscal implications
Allegedly this double tax would raise approximately $1,000,000.00 per year.
Effective date
One hundred and eighty days after it becomes a law.
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