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A08385 Summary:

BILL NOA08385
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSayegh
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §511-a, V & T L
 
Includes in facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle consenting to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who is less than eighteen years of age who has never had a license or the privilege of operating such motor vehicle in this state and the vehicle is operated upon a public highway by such person resulting in physical injury to another person.
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A08385 Actions:

BILL NOA08385
 
12/13/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A08385 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8385
 
SPONSOR: Sayegh
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including in facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle consent- ing to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who is less than eighteen years of age who has never had a license   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will amend the vehicle and traffic law to include facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle consent- ing to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who is less than eighteen years of age who has never had a license.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 511-a of the vehicle and traffic law to include language stipulating that a person is guilty of the offense of facili- tating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle when a person who is less than eighteen years old who has never had a license or the privilege of operating such motor vehicle in New York and the vehicle is operated upon a public highway by such person resulting in physical injury to another person. Section 2 sets the effective date.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION IF APPLICABLE): N/A   JUSTIFICATION: Holding individuals accountable for facilitating the unauthorized opera- tion of a motor vehicle my minors is crucial for ensuring road safety. Allowing someone under the age of 18, who has never held a license, to operate a vehicle without proper authorization poses significant risks to both the minor and others on the road. Allowing unlicensed minors to operate motor vehicles with zero supervision can lead to accidents, injuries and potential legal ramifications. By explicitly addressing the issue of facilitating unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle by minors in the law, this bill acts as a preventative measure. It sends a clear message about the legal responsibilities of individuals regarding the operation of motor vehicles, emphasizing the important of ensuring only properly licensed individuals operate vehicles on public roads.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR.STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the first November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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A08385 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8385
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    December 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including in
          facilitating  aggravated  unlicensed  operation  of  a  motor  vehicle
          consenting to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who is less
          than eighteen years of age who has never had a license
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 511-a of the vehicle and traffic
     2  law, as amended by chapter 606 of the laws of 1993, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    1.  A person is guilty of the offense of facilitating aggravated unli-
     5  censed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree when such person
     6  consents to the operation upon a  public  highway  of  a  motor  vehicle
     7  registered  in  such person's name knowing or having reason to know that
     8  the operator of such vehicle:
     9    (a) is a person whose license or privilege  of  operating  such  motor
    10  vehicle  in  this  state  or  privilege of obtaining a license issued to
    11  operate such motor vehicle by the commissioner is suspended, revoked  or
    12  otherwise withdrawn by the commissioner and the vehicle is operated upon
    13  a public highway by such person; or
    14    (b)  is  a person who is less than eighteen years of age who has never
    15  had a license or the privilege of operating such motor vehicle  in  this
    16  state  and  the vehicle is operated upon a public highway by such person
    17  resulting in physical injury to another person.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    19  ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
    20  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
    21  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
    22  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13705-01-3
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