New York S 6425: Enacts "Barreto's law"

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S06425 Summary:

BILL NOS06425 

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Add §125.11-a, Pen L

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Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6425

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CHAN -- 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 enacting "Barreto's law"
 relating to establishing the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the
 third degree

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Barreto's law".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.11-a to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 125.11-a Vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.
 6 A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree when
 7 such person causes the death of another person, and either:
 8 (1) engages in reckless driving in violation of section twelve hundred
 9 twelve of the vehicle and traffic law,
 10 (2) commits the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
 11 vehicle in the third degree in violation of section five hundred eleven
 12 of the vehicle and traffic law, or
 13 (3) commits the crime of driving any motor vehicle while uninsured
 14 pursuant to section three thousand four hundred twenty of the insurance
 15 law.
 16 Vehicular manslaughter in the third degree is a class E felony.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09013-04-5

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