What's happening
This bill increases penalties for leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized vehicle, making certain offenses misdemeanors and felonies.
Why it matters
Raises the legal consequences for failing to stop and report after incidents involving bikes, skateboards, scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles, making these actions criminal offenses rather than minor violations.
Escalates the seriousness of certain offenses from a simple violation to a class A misdemeanor or even a class E felony, meaning offenders could now face jail time, higher fines, and a permanent criminal record.
Signals to the public and law enforcement that incidents involving non-motorized vehicles are to be treated with similar gravity as those involving motor vehicles, potentially increasing accountability and safety for cyclists, skaters, and pedestrians.
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Tougher Hit-and-Run Penalties
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Tougher Hit-and-Run Penalties
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4279
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the penalties for leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1240 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 468 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
2. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the second degree is a [violation] class A misdemeanor.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 1241 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 468 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
2. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first degree is a class [B misdemeanor] E felony.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03247-01-9
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