New York S 5630: Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree

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S05630 Summary:

BILL NOS05630 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00800

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §511, V & T L

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Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree when such person commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and causes the death or serious physical injury of another person.

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BILL NOS05630 

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02/26/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5630

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to aggravated
 unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of
 2 section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 722 of
 3 the laws of 2023, is amended and a new subparagraph (vi) is added to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (v) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
 6 vehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of this
 7 section; and is operating a motor vehicle while such person has in
 8 effect five or more suspensions or revocations, imposed on at least five
 9 separate dates, pursuant to subparagraph (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi),
 10 (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), or (xiii) of paragraph a of subdivision
 11 two of section five hundred ten of this article, or subparagraph (i),
 12 (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), or (xvii) of paragraph b, or paragraph d of
 13 such subdivision, or paragraph a, b, d, e, or g relating to evading
 14 lawful arrest or prosecution while operating a motor vehicle or motorcy-
 15 cle, or paragraph i of subdivision three of section five hundred ten of
 16 this article, or paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of subdivision one or subdi-
 17 vision three of section five hundred ten-a of this article, or section
 18 five hundred ten-b of this article, or section five hundred ten-c of
 19 this article, or subdivision two of section eleven hundred ninety-three
 20 of this chapter[.]; or
 21 (vi) commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
 22 vehicle in the third degree as provided in subdivision one of this
 23 section; and causes the death or serious physical injury of another
 24 person.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00990-01-5

 S. 5630 2

 1 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 2 amended by section 3 of part P of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 7. Exceptions. When a person is convicted of a violation of subdivi-
 5 sion one [or], two or subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (a) of subdivision
 6 three of this section, and the suspension was issued pursuant to (a)
 7 subdivision four-e of section five hundred ten of this article due to a
 8 support arrears, or (b) subdivision four-f of section five hundred ten
 9 of the article due to past-due tax liabilities, the mandatory penalties
 10 set forth in subdivision one [or], two or subparagraph (vi) of paragraph
 11 (a) of subdivision three of this section shall not be applicable if, on
 12 or before the return date or subsequent adjourned date, such person
 13 presents proof that such support arrears or past-due tax liabilities
 14 have been satisfied as shown by certified check, notice issued by the
 15 court ordering the suspension, or notice from a support collection unit
 16 or department of taxation and finance as applicable. The sentencing
 17 court shall take the satisfaction of arrears or the payment of the past-
 18 due tax liabilities into account when imposing a sentence for any such
 19 conviction. For licenses suspended for non-