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S732Senate2015-2016 Session

Makes the traffic infraction leaving the scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor

Sponsor Carl L. MarcellinoSD-5Affects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Carl L. Marcellino

Senator · Senate District 5

Chair, Infrastructure And Capital InvestmentChair, Investigations And Government Operations

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History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 58–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.646
  7. Referred to transportation
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to transportation
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 60–0
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.217
  4. Referred to transportation

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making the traffic infraction leaving scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor

Purpose

This bill increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident causing personal property damage from a traffic infraction to a class A misdemeanor.

Summary of provisions

The closing paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 49 of the laws of 2005 is amended to make the traffic infraction leavening scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor.

Justification

Leaving the scene of an accident is a serious crime. Even in incidents where only personal property is damaged, a fleeing driver is abandoning his or her responsibility for causing destruction to someone else's property.

A traffic infraction penalty does not reflect the seriousness of the crime committed. This legislation eliminates this situation by increasing the penalty for fleeing the scene of an incident causing damage to personal property from a traffic infraction to a class A misdemeanor.

Legislative history

S.3198 of 2008/S.577 of 2009-10. S.923 of 2011/12 (Passed Senate, 2012). S.1514 of 2013/14 (Passed Senate).

Fiscal implications

An anticipated increase in fine revenues.

Effective date

1st of November

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