New York A 6805: Establishes the New York state brain donor registry; repealer

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A06805 Summary:

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Amd §1194, V & T L

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Authorizes the impoundment of any motor vehicle operated by a person who drives while ability is impaired or intoxicated; provides for the imposition of towing and storage fees; provides for the release of impounded vehicles upon compliance with certain conditions.

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03/14/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6805

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
 the impoundment of motor vehicles operated by persons driving while
 ability impaired or while intoxicated

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. Impoundment of motor vehicle; conditions for release; fees for
 4 towing and storage. (a) Whenever a person is arrested for a violation of
 5 subdivision one, two, two-a, three, four or four-a of section eleven
 6 hundred ninety-two of this article, the law enforcement agency of the
 7 arresting police officer shall impound the motor vehicle that such
 8 person was operating at the time of such violation.
 9 (b) A motor vehicle impounded pursuant to this subdivision shall be
 10 impounded until:
 11 (1) with respect to the release of the motor vehicle to the person
 12 charged with the violation authorizing such impoundment, for a period of
 13 not less than twelve hours after the time of the arrest; or
 14 (2) (i) with respect to the release of the motor vehicle to a person
 15 other than the person charged with a violation of section eleven hundred
 16 ninety-two of this article:
 17 (A) the motor vehicle is owned or leased by such person,
 18 (B) the motor vehicle is owned or leased by the person charged with a
 19 violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, and such
 20 person is eighteen years of age or older or emancipated, and grants
 21 written permission, in a form and manner established by the commission-
 22 er, to the person, to whom the vehicle is to be released, to operate
 23 such vehicle, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02422-01-5

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 1 (C) the motor vehicle is owned or leased by the person charged with a
 2 violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article and such
 3 person is under the age of eighteen and unemancipated, such vehicle may
 4 be released to the parent or legal guardian of such person, and
 5 (ii) the motor vehicle impounded pursuant to this subdivision shall
 6 not be released to a person other than the person who was arrested for
 7 operating the vehicle in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two
 8 of this article, unless the person claiming such vehicle:
 9 (A) presents a valid driver's license, proof of ownership or lawful
 10 authority to operate the motor vehicle, and proof of valid motor vehicle
 11 insurance for such vehicle,
 12 (B) is able to operate such vehicle in a safe manner and that would
 13 not be in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two or eleven
 14 hundred ninety-two-a of this article, and
 15 (C) meets any other reasonable conditions for release established by
 16 the law enforcement agency.
 17 (c) A law enforcement agency impounding a vehicle pursuant to this
 18 subdivision, or any duly authorized agent acting on behalf or upon
 19 request of such law enforcement agency, is authorized to charge a
 20 reasonable fee for the towing and storage of the impounded motor vehi-
 21 cle. The law enforcement agency or such duly authorized agent is author-
 22 ized to retain custody of such vehicle until the fee is paid.