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                                          732
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  making  the
         traffic  infraction  leaving  scene of an incident without reporting a
         class A misdemeanor
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  closing paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 600 of
    2  the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 49  of  the  laws  of
    3  2005, is amended to read as follows:
    4    A violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision shall
    5  constitute  a  [traffic  infraction] CLASS A MISDEMEANOR punishable by a
    6  fine of [up to two] NOT LESS THAN FIVE hundred [fifty] NOR MORE THAN ONE
    7  THOUSAND dollars [or a sentence of imprisonment for up to  fifteen  days
    8  or  both  such fine and imprisonment] IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES
    9  PROVIDED BY LAW.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   11  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02549-01-5