Bill Text: NY A10462 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the department of motor vehicles to enter information regarding a suspension or revocation of a driver's license on his or her driving record; requires the department to work with local law enforcement agencies to facilitate a uniform means for such agencies to gain immediate electronic access to a licensee's driving record; requires the commissioner to submit a report regarding existing means utilized for such access. [Track Bill]

Status: 2012-05-29 - referred to transportation [A10462 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10462-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10462
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 29, 2012
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       Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  suspension
         and  revocation information on the driving record of a person licensed
         to drive a motor vehicle
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 510-d to read as follows:
    3    S 510-D. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION INFORMATION ON DRIVING  RECORD.  1.
    4  WHENEVER  A SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR EXPIRATION OF A LICENSE TO DRIVE A
    5  MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE  OCCURS,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ENTER  THE
    6  SUSPENSION,  REVOCATION  OR  EXPIRATION  ORDER ON THE LICENSEE'S DRIVING
    7  RECORD WITHIN TWENTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMATION. ANY INQUIRY
    8  INTO THE LICENSEE'S DRIVING RECORD AFTER THE  TWENTY  DAY  PERIOD  SHALL
    9  REVEAL THAT THE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, REVOKED OR EXPIRED.
   10    2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
   11  FACILITATE A UNIFORM MEANS FOR SUCH AGENCIES TO GAIN IMMEDIATE ELECTRON-
   12  IC ACCESS TO A LICENSEE'S DRIVING  RECORD  AND  PARTICULARLY  ACCESS  TO
   13  INFORMATION  REGARDING  A  LICENSEE'S  DRIVING RECORD AS ENTERED ON SUCH
   14  RECORD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   15    S 2. The commissioner of the department of motor vehicles shall submit
   16  a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and  the
   17  speaker  of  the assembly on or before January first, two thousand thir-
   18  teen, summarizing the existing means utilized by law  enforcement  agen-
   19  cies to access information regarding the suspension, revocation or expi-
   20  ration  of  a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle, along with
   21  recommendations for more efficient methods therefor.
   22    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15967-01-2