New York S 5411: Creates the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees

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S05411 Summary:

BILL NOS05411 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§120.71 - 120.75, Pen L

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Creates the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees; imposes criminal liability on drivers who continue to operate motor vehicles in violation of the vehicle and traffic law and cause injury as a result.

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BILL NOS05411 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5411

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crimes of
 dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first
 degrees

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding five new sections
 2 120.71, 120.72, 120.73, 120.74 and 120.75 to read as follows:
 3 § 120.71 Dangerous driving in the fifth degree.
 4 A person is guilty of dangerous driving in the fifth degree, when such
 5 person, having been convicted within the preceding eighteen months of
 6 any two violations of section five hundred nine, five hundred eleven,
 7 six hundred, eleven hundred eighty-two, eleven hundred ninety-two, elev-
 8 en hundred ninety-two-a or twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and
 9 traffic law, operates a motor vehicle in violation of any of such
 10 sections of the vehicle and traffic law, and in doing so causes physical
 11 injury to another person.
 12 Dangerous driving in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
 13 § 120.72 Dangerous driving in the fourth degree.
 14 A person is guilty of dangerous driving in the fourth degree, when
 15 such person, knowingly has in effect three or more suspensions, imposed
 16 on at least three separate dates for failure to answer, appear, or pay a
 17 fine pursuant to subdivision three of section two hundred twenty-six of
 18 the vehicle and traffic law or paragraph a of subdivision four of
 19 section five hundred ten of the vehicle and traffic law and while oper-
 20 ating a motor vehicle causes physical injury to another person.
 21 Dangerous driving in the fourth degree is a class E felony.
 22 § 120.73 Dangerous driving in the third degree.
 23 A person is guilty of dangerous driving in the third degree, when such
 24 person, (a) knowingly has in effect ten or more suspensions, imposed on

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08995-01-5

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 1 at least ten separate dates for failure to answer, appear, or pay a fine
 2 pursuant to subdivision three of section two hundred twenty-six of the
 3 vehicle and traffic law or paragraph a of subdivision four of section
 4 five hundred ten of the vehicle and traffic law and while operating a
 5 motor vehicle causes physical injury to another person; (b) having been
 6 convicted within the preceding eighteen months of any two violations of
 7 section five hundred nine, five hundred eleven, six hundred, eleven
 8 hundred eighty-two, eleven hundred ninety-two, eleven hundred ninety-
 9 two-a, or twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and traffic law, operates
 10 a motor vehicle in violation of any such sections of the vehicle and
 11 traffic law, and in doing so causes serious physical injury to another
 12 person; or (c) when such person, knowingly has in effect three or more
 13 suspensions, imposed on at least three separate dates for failure to
 14 answer, appear, or pay a fine pursuant to subdivision three of section
 15 two hundred twenty-six of the vehicle and traffic law or paragraph a of
 16 subdivision four of section five hundred ten of the vehicle and traffic
 17 law and while operating a motor vehicle causes serious physical injury
 18 to another person.
 19 Dangerous driving in the third degree is a class D felony.
 20 § 120