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A2466Assembly2017-2018 Session

Require Boating Safety After DUIs

Official title

“Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft-related alcohol-related offense to complete a boating safety course”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill requires individuals caught operating a vessel after consuming alcohol to complete a boating safety course.

Why it matters

  1. Emphasizes boating safety education as a corrective measure. By mandating a safety course for those caught operating a vessel after drinking, the bill aims to address risky behavior through education, not just punishment, potentially reducing repeat offenses.

  2. Expands consequences beyond fines or license suspension. Offenders must now demonstrate practical knowledge and understanding of safe boating rules, which could have a longer-lasting impact on their behavior compared to traditional penalties alone.

  3. Aims to enhance overall waterway safety. By ensuring that individuals with a history of alcohol-related boating violations receive targeted safety training, the bill seeks to reduce accidents and improve safety for all watercraft users on New York’s waterways.

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Require Boating Safety After DUIs

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

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History

  1. Reported referred to codes
  2. Referred to transportation
  3. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2466

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 20, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain persons to complete a boating safety course prior to operating water craft

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 49-b of the navigation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:

12. Boating safety course. Where a person has been found to have operated a vessel after having consumed alcohol in violation of this section the hearing officer shall, in addition to any other penalties invoked under this section, require such person to complete a boating safety course of the state, U.S. Power Squadrons or U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and show proof of successful completion of such course to the hearing officer or to the commissioner of motor vehicles.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03241-01-7

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