A03172 Summary:

BILL NOA03172
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §1212, V & T L; add §15.07, Pen L
 
Relates to reckless driving; relates to culpability regarding criminal homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle.
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A03172 Actions:

BILL NOA03172
 
01/23/2025referred to codes
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A03172 Committee Votes:

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A03172 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03172 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3172
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  reckless
          driving;  and  to  amend the penal law, in relation to criminal negli-
          gence involving the use of a motor vehicle

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic
     2  law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 2024, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    (a)  Reckless  driving  shall mean driving or using any motor vehicle,
     5  motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power other than muscu-
     6  lar power or any appliance or accessory thereof in a  manner  which  (1)
     7  unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public high-
     8  way  or  any  parking  lot,  or  (2) unreasonably endangers users of the
     9  public highway or any parking lot, or (3) is reckless within the meaning
    10  of section 15.05 of the  penal  law.  [Reckless]  All  such  driving  is
    11  prohibited.   Every person violating this provision shall be guilty of a
    12  misdemeanor.
    13    § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 15.07 to read as
    14  follows:
    15  § 15.07 Culpability; criminal negligence involving the use  of  a  motor
    16            vehicle.
    17    Notwithstanding  section  15.05 of this article, a person may be found
    18  to have acted with criminal negligence involving  the  use  of  a  motor
    19  vehicle  with  respect to a homicide, as defined under section 125.10 of
    20  this chapter, or an assault, as defined under  section  120.00  of  this
    21  chapter,  if  it is established that such person was recklessly driving,
    22  as defined under section twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and  traf-
    23  fic law.
    24    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05878-01-5
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