Bill Text: NY A06166 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree and aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-10 - enacting clause stricken [A06166 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06166-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6166
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DeSTEFANO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  number
          of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed oper-
          ation  in  the  first  degree and aggravated unlicensed operation of a
          motor vehicle in the second degree
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as "Angelica's
     2  law".
     3    § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle  and
     4  traffic law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, subparagraph
     5  (iii)  as  amended  and subparagraph (iv) as added by chapter 169 of the
     6  laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
     7    (a) A person is guilty of the offense of aggravated unlicensed  opera-
     8  tion  of  a  motor  vehicle  in  the  first degree when such person: (i)
     9  commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor  vehi-
    10  cle  in  the  second degree as provided in subparagraph (ii)[,] or (iii)
    11  [or (iv)] of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of  this  section  and  is
    12  operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug
    13  in violation of subdivision one, two, two-a, three, four, four-a or five
    14  of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter; or
    15    (ii) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
    16  vehicle  in  the  third  degree  as  defined  in subdivision one of this
    17  section; and is operating a motor  vehicle  while  such  person  has  in
    18  effect  [ten]  five  or more suspensions, imposed on at least [ten] five
    19  separate dates for failure to answer, appear or pay a fine, pursuant  to
    20  subdivision  three  of section two hundred twenty-six of this chapter or
    21  subdivision four-a of section five hundred ten of this article; or
    22    (iii) commits the offense of  aggravated  unlicensed  operation  of  a
    23  motor  vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of this
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  section; and is operating a motor vehicle while under permanent  revoca-
     2  tion as set forth in subparagraph twelve of paragraph (b) of subdivision
     3  two of section eleven hundred ninety-three of this chapter; or
     4    (iv)  operates  a  motor vehicle upon a public highway while holding a
     5  conditional license issued pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision
     6  seven  of  section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter while under
     7  the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two,
     8  two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred  ninety-two
     9  of this chapter.
    10    §  3.  Subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
    11  511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  607  of  the
    12  laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    13    (iv)  such  person  has  in  effect  [three]  two or more suspensions,
    14  imposed on at least [three] two separate dates, for failure  to  answer,
    15  appear  or  pay  a  fine,  pursuant  to subdivision three of section two
    16  hundred twenty-six or subdivision four-a of section five hundred ten  of
    17  this chapter.
    18    § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    19  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.