Bill Text: NY A02260 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to transportation [A02260 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A02260-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2260 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ 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 four- 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. LBD05055-01-3