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- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1406
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to codes
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.339
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
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Increases the penalties for persons leaving the scene of a boating accident
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor William Magnarelli
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3760
Title of bill
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to increasing the penalties for persons leaving the scene of a boating accident without making a report
Purpose
This legislation increases the penalties for the crime of leaving the scene of a boating accident and makes the penalties consistent with the similar crime concerning automobiles. Additionally, this bill increases the penalties for failing to make a report to the Transportation Commissioner after a boating accident.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 47 of the Navigation Law and increases the penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident when a person knows or should know there has been an injury to another person. A first offense shall be an A misdemeanor and a second offense within five years of the first offense, shall be an E felony.
Section 2 -- Amends subdivision 2 of section 73-c of the Navigation Law and increases the penalties for the crime of leaving the scene of a boating accident without reporting. A first offense shall be a B misdemeanor and a second offense committed within twenty-four months of the first shall be an A misdemeanor. Additionally, if a third offense is committed and all three offenses are committed within twenty-four months, then the third offense shall be punished as an E felony.
Section 3 -- Amends section 47-b of the Navigation Law and increases the penalty for failing to report to the Transportation Commissioner after a boating accident. This amendment increases the penalty from a violation to an A misdemeanor.
Section 4 -- Effective date.
Justification
During the summer of 2007, two tragic boating accidents occurred on Central New York lakes. After both accidents, the irresponsible boaters who were the cause of the accidents left the accident scenes without even attempting to help the injured boaters, find assistance, or notify the authorities.
Sadly, the penalties that can be imposed for leaving the scene of a boating accident are weak and not even consistent with the penalties that can be imposed for similar crimes that occur on roadways.
This is illogical, inconsistent, and must be changed. This legislation increases the penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident
and makes the penalties consistent with the penalties that can be imposed for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
Legislative history
S.4311 of 2009-2010 S.6657 of 2008 (Passed Senate)
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
November 1 next succeeding the date on which this act shall have become a law.
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