Makes it a class E felony to negligently cause the death of another person while operating a motor vehicle with a suspended, revoked or otherwise withdrawn license.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5077
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, COOK -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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 § 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
4 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 169 of the laws
5 of 2013, is amended and a new subparagraph (v) is added to read as
6 follows:
7 (iv) operates a motor vehicle upon a public highway while holding a
8 conditional license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision
9 seven of section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter while under
10 the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two,
11 two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred ninety-two
12 of this chapter[.]; or
13 (v) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
14 vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of this
15 section; and while operating such vehicle negligently causes the death
16 of another person.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09864-01-3
