Bill Text: NY S00913 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to lowering the blood alcohol level from .18 to .14 for the offenses of vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, vehicular assault in the first degree and aggravated vehicular assault.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S00913 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S00913-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           913
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 5, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to lowering the blood alcohol
          level from .18 to .14 for the offenses of  vehicular  manslaughter  in
          the first degree, vehicular assault in the first degree and aggravated
          vehicular assault
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  125.13  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  496  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (1) commits such crime while operating  a  motor  vehicle  while  such
     5  person  has  [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in
     6  such person's blood as shown  by  chemical  analysis  of  such  person's
     7  blood,  breath,  urine  or  saliva  made  pursuant  to the provisions of
     8  section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
     9    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 120.04 of the penal law, as  amended  by
    10  chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (1)  commits  such  crime  while  operating a motor vehicle while such
    12  person has [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of  alcohol  in
    13  such  person's  blood  as  shown  by  chemical analysis of such person's
    14  blood, breath, urine or  saliva  made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
    15  section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
    16    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 120.04-a of the penal law, as amended by
    17  chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    18    (1)  commits  such  crimes  while operating a motor vehicle while such
    19  person has [.18] .14 of one per centum or more by weight of  alcohol  in
    20  such  person's  blood  as  shown  by  chemical analysis of such person's
    21  blood, breath, urine or  saliva  made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
    22  section eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;
    23    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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