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A03985 Summary:

BILL NOA03985
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02508
 
SPONSORWeprin (MS)
 
COSPNSRMosley, Otis, Buchwald
 
MLTSPNSRAbbate, Abinanti, Arroyo, Barclay, Colton, Cook, Crouch, Dinowitz, Finch, Galef, Giglio, Goodell, Gunther, Hawley, Lalor, Lavine, Malliotakis, McDonough, Montesano, Nolan, Palmesano, Perry, Raia, Rivera, Solages, Titus
 
Add §§176.75 & 176.80, Pen L
 
Creates the crime of staging a motor vehicle accident.
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A03985 Actions:

BILL NOA03985
 
01/31/2019referred to codes
04/30/2019reported
05/02/2019advanced to third reading cal.241
05/06/2019passed assembly
05/06/2019delivered to senate
05/06/2019REFERRED TO CODES
06/03/2019SUBSTITUTED FOR S2508
06/03/20193RD READING CAL.805
06/03/2019PASSED SENATE
06/03/2019RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
08/05/2019delivered to governor
08/08/2019signed chap.151
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A03985 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/06/2019Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 139/2
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
No
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
ER
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
ER
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
ER
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
No
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
ER
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
ER
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A03985 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3985
 
SPONSOR: Weprin (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to staging a motor vehicle accident   PURPOSE To impose tough criminal penalties on those who engage in staged acci- dents.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would establish a new crime of staging a motor vehicle acci- dent. A person who operates a motor vehicle and intentionally causes a collision with intent to commit insurance fraud or arranges to have another person intentionally cause such a collision shall be guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree which would be punishable as a class E felony. A person would he guilty of staging in the first degree, punishable as a class D felony, if a person commits the offense of staging in the second degree and causes serious personal injury or death to another person other than a participant in such offense.   JUSTIFICATION: On March 22, 2003, Alice Ross, a 71 year old grandmother, was killed as the result of a staged auto accident. These "accidents" are arranged and intentionally committed by criminals who then file fraudulent insurance claims for fake crash injuries and rob insurance companies and their policyholders. While the economic cost of such activity is staggering with no-fault insurance fraud estimated to cost insurance companies and their policyholders $1 billion per year, staged accidents also pose a serious public safety risk, as is demonstrated by the untimely death of Alice Ross. Women and elderly drivers are in particular danger because they are often targeted for these accidents because they are less likely to be confrontational after an accident, thereby making it easier for criminals to engage in this activity. This bill would make staging an accident to commit insurance fraud a class E Felony, thereby deterring individuals from engaging in this dangerous crime. Not only would this help to contain no-fault fraud and reduce insurance premiums, but it will make us all safer: New.York State drivers should not have to drive down the road wondering whether someone might purpose fully drive into them for the purpose of engaging in insurance fraud.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 06/05/17 passed assembly 06/05/17 delivered to senate 06/05/17 REFERRED TO RULES 01/03/18 DIED IN SENATE 01/03/18 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 01/03/18 ordered to third reading cal.357 03/20/18 passed assembly   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law
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A03985 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3985
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, MOSLEY, OTIS, BUCHWALD -- Multi-Sponsored
          by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  ABINANTI,  ARROYO, BARCLAY, COLTON, COOK,
          CROUCH, DINOWITZ, FINCH,  GALEF,  GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  GUNTHER,  HAWLEY,
          LALOR,  LAVINE,  MALLIOTAKIS,  McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, NOLAN, PALMESANO,
          PERRY, RAIA, RIVERA, SOLAGES, TITUS -- read once and referred  to  the
          Committee on Codes
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to staging a motor vehicle
          accident
 
          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 "Alice's Law".
     2    §  2.  The  penal law is amended by adding two new sections 176.75 and
     3  176.80 to read as follows:
     4  § 176.75 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree.
     5    A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in  the  second
     6  degree  when,  with  intent to commit and in furtherance of a fraudulent
     7  insurance act, he or she operates  a  motor  vehicle  and  intentionally
     8  causes a collision involving a motor vehicle.
     9    Staging  a  motor  vehicle  accident in the second degree is a class E
    10  felony.
    11  § 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree.
    12    A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident  in  the  first
    13  degree  when  he  or  she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle
    14  accident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury
    15  or death to another person, other than a participant in such offense.
    16    Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first  degree  is  a  class  D
    17  felony.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    19  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.
                                                                   LBD07501-01-9
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