What's happening
This bill increases the felony classification for leaving the scene of an incident resulting in serious injury or death without reporting.
Why it matters
Increasing the felony class for leaving the scene of a serious injury or fatal crash means harsher penalties. , which can act as a stronger deterrent for drivers who might otherwise flee after causing harm.
Victims and their families may see greater accountability and justice. , as prosecutors will have more leverage and options for serious charges in hit-and-run cases resulting in severe injury or death.
The bill aligns legal consequences for fleeing the scene more closely with the severity of harm caused. , signaling that the state treats these offenses with particular gravity and prioritizes public safety.
Drivers convicted under the new classifications could face longer prison sentences and higher fines. , which may impact plea bargaining, insurance consequences, and the willingness of offenders to cooperate with law enforcement after a crash.
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Increase Hit-and-Run Penalties
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History
- Print number 3921a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Increase Hit-and-Run Penalties
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Patrick M. Gallivan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3921--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, D'URSO, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 4 of part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
c. A violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for the vehicle or exchange the information required in such paragraph shall constitute a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law. Any such violation committed by a person after such person has previously been convicted of such a violation shall constitute a class E felony, punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars in addition
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to any other penalties provided by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or exchange the information required in such paragraph, where the personal injury involved (i) results in serious physical injury, as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law, shall constitute a class [E] D felony, punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law, or (ii) results in death shall constitute a class [D] C felony punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand nor more than five thousand dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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