A02573 Summary:

BILL NOA02573
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORPretlow (MS)
 
COSPNSRClark, Carrozza, Galef
 
MLTSPNSRDiaz, Englebright, John, Mayersohn
 
Amd S1194, V & T L
 
Requires court-ordered blood alcohol content testing for all drivers involved in fatal and serious physical injury accidents where there is a reasonable cause to believe an alcohol-related offense has been committed; provides exception when seeking court order would unduly interfere with emergency medical assistance or other necessary services at incident scene.
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A02573 Actions:

BILL NOA02573
 
01/20/2009referred to transportation
01/06/2010referred to transportation
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A02573 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A02573 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2573
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PRETLOW, CLARK, CARROZZA, GALEF -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A.  DIAZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, JOHN, MAYERSOHN -- read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the applica-
          tion for court orders for compulsory chemical tests to determine blood

          alcohol content
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of
     2  section  1194  of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of
     3  the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
     4    Upon refusal by any person to submit to a chemical test or any portion
     5  thereof as described above, [the test  shall  not  be  given  unless]  a
     6  police  officer  or a district attorney, as defined in subdivision thir-
     7  ty-two of section 1.20 of the  criminal  procedure  law,  [requests  and
     8  obtains]  shall  request a court order to compel a person to submit to a
     9  chemical test to determine the alcoholic or drug content of the person's

    10  blood [upon a finding of] if such police officer  or  district  attorney
    11  finds that there exists reasonable cause to believe that:
    12    §  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law is
    13  amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
    14    (f) Exception. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this
    15  subdivision, a police officer shall not be required to request  a  court
    16  order  to  compel submission to a chemical test where such request would
    17  impair the ability to address medical needs  or  other  exigent  circum-
    18  stances at the scene of an incident.
    19    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    20  have become a law.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05551-01-9
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