Bill Text: NY S01693 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts "Alix's law"; relates to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it; relates to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-10 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES [S01693 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S01693-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1693 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation 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 Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Alix's Law". 2 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 and paragraph a of subdivision 2 of 3 section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 4 of 4 part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to read as 5 follows: 6 a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having cause 7 to know that the motor vehicle operated by such person has come in 8 contact with a person, real property or personal property, has a duty to 9 perform a reasonable and good faith investigation of the incident and if 10 as a result of such investigation such person knows or has reason to 11 know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal 12 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv-13ing] the contact of the motor vehicle operated by such person, such 14 person shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, 15 exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card for such 16 vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six and eight 17 of this chapter, and give his or her name, residence, including street 18 and number, insurance carrier and insurance identification information 19 including but not limited to the number and effective dates of said 20 individual's insurance policy, and license number to the party sustain- 21 ing the damage, or in case the person sustaining the damage is not pres- 22 ent at the place where the damage occurred then he or she shall report 23 the same as soon as physically able to the nearest police station, or 24 judicial officer. A person operating a motor vehicle in violation of 25 section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, that came into EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04232-01-1S. 1693 2 1 contact with a person, real property, or personal property, that 2 resulted in damage to real property or to the personal property, not 3 including animals of another, shall be presumed to have known or have 4 cause to know of such contact and of such damage, unless such person 5 shows that they would not have known or have cause to know of such 6 contact and of such injury regardless of intoxication or impairment by 7 the use of alcohol or a drug, or by the combined influence of drugs or 8 of alcohol and any drug or drugs. In addition to the foregoing, any such 9 person shall also: (i) produce the proof of insurance coverage required 10 pursuant to article forty-four-B of this chapter if such person is a TNC 11 driver operating a TNC vehicle while the incident occurred who was (A) 12 logged on to the TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prear- 13 ranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii) 14 disclose whether he or she, at the time such incident occurred, was (A) 15 logged on to the TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prear- 16 ranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC prearranged trip. 17 a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having cause 18 to know that the motor vehicle operated by such person has come in 19 contact with a person, real property or personal property, has a duty to 20 perform a reasonable and good faith investigation of the incident and if 21 as a result of such investigation such person knows or has reason to 22 know that personal injury has been caused to another person, due to [an23incident involving] the contact of the motor vehicle operated by such 24 person, such person shall, before leaving the place where the said 25 personal injury occurred, stop, exhibit his or her license and insurance 26 identification card for such vehicle, when such card is required pursu- 27 ant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give his or her name, 28 residence, including street and street number, insurance carrier and 29 insurance identification information including but not limited to the 30 number and effective dates of said individual's insurance policy and 31 license number, to the injured party, if practical, and also to a police 32 officer, or in the event that no police officer is in the vicinity of 33 the place of said injury, then, he or she shall report said incident as 34 soon as physically able to the nearest police station or judicial offi- 35 cer. A person operating a motor vehicle in violation of section eleven 36 hundred ninety-two of this chapter, that came into contact with a 37 person, real property, or personal property, that resulted in injury to 38 another person, shall be presumed to have known or have cause to know of 39 such injury, unless such person shows that they would not have known or 40 have cause to know of such contact and of such injury regardless of 41 intoxication or impairment by the use of alcohol or a drug, or by the 42 combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs. In 43 addition to the foregoing, any such person shall also: (i) produce the 44 proof of insurance coverage required pursuant to article forty-four-B of 45 this chapter if such person is a TNC driver operating a TNC vehicle at 46 the time of the incident who was (A) logged on to the TNC's digital 47 network but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in 48 a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii) disclose whether he or she, at the time 49 such incident occurred, was (A) logged on to the TNC's digital network 50 but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC 51 prearranged trip. 52 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.