New York A 6686: Provides for revocation of drivers' licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions

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A06686 Summary:

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Relates to revocation of drivers' licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions; provides an automatic 10 year license revocation for 3rd offense.

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03/07/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6686

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to revocation
 of drivers' licenses and registrations for driving while intoxicated
 convictions

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 12 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of
 2 section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 732 of
 3 the laws of 2006, item (ii) of clause (b) as amended by section 32 and
 4 item (iii) of clause (e) as amended by section 33 of part LL of chapter
 5 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 6 (12) Permanent revocation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
 7 this chapter to the contrary, whenever a revocation is imposed upon a
 8 person for the refusal to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the
 9 provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-four of this article or
 10 conviction for any violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of
 11 this article [for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed], and
 12 such person has: (i) [within the previous four years] been twice
 13 convicted of any provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this
 14 article or a violation of the penal law for which a violation of such
 15 section eleven hundred ninety-two is an essential element and at least
 16 one such conviction was for a crime, or has twice been found to have
 17 refused to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section eleven hundred
 18 ninety-four of this article, or has any combination of two such
 19 convictions and findings of refusal not arising out of the same inci-
 20 dent; or (ii) [within the previous eight years] been convicted [three
 21 times of any provision] two times of a violation of subdivision two,
 22 two-a, three, four or four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of
 23 this article for [which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed or] a
 24 violation of the penal law for which a violation of such section eleven

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09704-01-5

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 1 hundred ninety-two is an essential element and at least two such
 2 convictions were for crimes, or has been found, on three separate occa-
 3 sions, to have refused to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section
 4 eleven hundred ninety-four of this article, or has any combination of
 5 such convictions and findings of refusal not arising out of the same
 6 incident, such revocation shall be permanent.
 7 (b) The permanent driver's license revocation required by clause (a)
 8 of this subparagraph shall be waived by the commissioner after a period
 9 of [five] ten years has expired since the imposition of such permanent
 10 revocation, provided that during such [five-year] ten-year period such
 11 person has not been found to have refused a chemical test pursuant to
 12 section eleven hundred ninety-four of this article while operating a
 13 motor vehicle and has not been convicted of a violation of any subdivi-
 14 sion of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article or section
 15 five hundred eleven of this chapter or a violation of the penal law for
 16 which a violation of any subdivision of such section eleven hundred
 17 ninety-two is an essential element and either:
 18 (i) that such person provides acceptable documentation to the commis-
 19 sioner that such person ha