Bill Text: NY A01847 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to penalties for causing a death while committing aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-30 - print number 1847a [A01847 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1847
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  aggravated
         unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first 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  "Teresita's
    2  law".
    3    S  2.  Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
    4  511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  746  of  the
    5  laws of 2006, is amended and a new subparagraph (iv) is added to read as
    6  follows:
    7    (iii)  commits  the  offense  of  aggravated unlicensed operation of a
    8  motor vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of  this
    9  section;  and is operating a motor vehicle while under permanent revoca-
   10  tion as set forth in subparagraph twelve of paragraph (b) of subdivision
   11  two of section eleven hundred ninety-three of this chapter[.]; OR
   12    (IV) COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A MOTOR
   13  VEHICLE IN THE THIRD DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
   14  SECTION;  AND  WHILE OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE NEGLIGENTLY CAUSES THE DEATH
   15  OF ANOTHER PERSON.
   16    S 3. 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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