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A8172Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS6188

Increase Limo U-Turn Penalties

Official title

“Relates to the punishment for certain traffic infractions committed by certain limousine operators”

Sponsor Angelo SantabarbaraAD-111+21 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
4/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill increases penalties for U-turn violations by drivers of stretch limousines with nine or more passengers.

Why it matters

  1. Expands the law to cover stretch limousines with nine or more passengers (including the driver), lowering the threshold from ten. meaning more vehicles and operators now fall under these stricter rules.

  2. Imposes significantly higher fines and possible jail time for U-turn violations by these vehicles. first offenses can cost at least $250 (up to $400) or up to 15 days in jail, with harsher penalties for repeat offenses within 18 months (at least $600 fine, up to 45 days in jail).

  3. Adds especially tough penalties if the limo is carrying any passengers besides the driver. fines for these violations start at $750 and can go up to $1,000, with potential jail time up to 180 days, emphasizing the increased risk to public safety.

  4. Signals a legislative response to concerns about stretch limo safety and high-profile crashes. by targeting risky driving behaviors with stronger deterrents, the bill aims to protect passengers and the public from incidents involving these large, potentially hazardous vehicles.

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Who cares

  • Stretch limousine drivers

    The bill would set penalties for prohibited U-turns at $250–$400 and/or up to 15 days in jail for a first conviction, and $600–$750 and/or up to 45 days for repeat violations committed within 18 months.

  • Operators of nine-seat stretch limousines

    The bill would extend the U-turn ban to stretch limousines seating nine people including the driver, down from ten.

  • Stretch limousine passengers

    A prohibited U-turn while carrying at least one passenger other than the driver would carry a $750–$1,000 fine and/or up to 180 days in jail.

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Increase Limo U-Turn Penalties

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Angelo Santabarbara

Assembly Member · Assembly District 111

Chair, People with Disabilities

History

  1. Signed chap.4
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 60–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.77
  6. Substituted for S6188B
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Amended on third reading 8172b
  11. Ordered to third reading cal.316
  12. Returned to assembly
Show 12 earlier actions
  1. Died in senate
  2. Referred to rules
  3. Delivered to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading rules cal.474
  6. Rules report cal.474
  7. Reported
  8. Reported referred to rules
  9. Reported referred to codes
  10. Print number 8172a
  11. Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
  12. Referred to transportation

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S6188Senate

Increase Limo U-Turn Penalties

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jim Gaughran

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

2 pagesUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

8172--B Cal. No. 316

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

June 5, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties for U-turn violations committed by operators of stretch limousines

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

Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1161 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 14 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:

c. No altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch limousine" having a seating capacity of [ten] nine or more passengers including the driver shall make a U-turn upon any public highway or private road open to public motor vehicle traffic. Every person convicted of a violation of this subdivision shall: for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than four hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second or subsequent violation, both of which were committed within a period of eighteen months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than forty-five days or by both such fine and imprisonment. A violation of this subdivision wherein the violator is operating such altered motor vehicle and such altered motor vehicle is carrying at least one passenger other than the driver shall be punishable by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD11412-16-9

A. 8172--B 2

§ 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law; provided, however that if part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019 shall not have taken effect on or before such date, then section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such part of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019 takes effect.

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