New York A 1166: Requires the court to provide a range of dates for a person pleading not guilty to a traffic infraction to appear

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A01166 Summary:

BILL NOA01166 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRamos (MS)

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COSPNSRColton, Rosenthal, Kelles, Walker, Levenberg, Gibbs, Cunningham, Lucas

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MLTSPNSRCook

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Amd §1806, V & T L

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Requires the court to provide a range of at least three different dates and times for a person pleading not guilty to a traffic infraction to appear.

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BILL NOA01166 

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01/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1166

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, KELLES, WALKER, LEVEN-
 BERG, GIBBS, CUNNINGHAM, LUCAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 the court to provide a range of dates for a person pleading not guilty
 to a traffic infraction to appear

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1806 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 2 section 1 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 § 1806. Plea of not guilty by a defendant charged with a traffic
 5 infraction. In addition to appearing personally to enter a plea of not
 6 guilty to a violation of any provision of the tax law or the transporta-
 7 tion law regulating traffic, or to a traffic infraction for the
 8 violation of any of the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law or of
 9 any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to the
 10 operation of motor vehicles or motorcycles, a defendant may enter a plea
 11 of not guilty by mailing to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the
 12 ticket making the charge and a signed statement indicating such plea.
 13 Such plea must be sent: (a) by registered or certified mail, return
 14 receipt requested or by first class mail; and (b) within forty-eight
 15 hours after receiving such ticket. Upon receipt of such ticket and
 16 statement, the court shall advise the violator, by first class mail, of
 17 an appearance at which no testimony shall be taken. The court shall
 18 provide the violator with a range of dates to appear which shall include
 19 at least three different dates and times at which the violator may
 20 appear. If the motorist requests a trial, the court shall set a trial
 21 date on a date subsequent to the date of the initial appearance and
 22 shall notify the defendant of the date by first class mail but no
 23 warrant of arrest for failure to appear can be issued until the violator
 24 is notified of a new court appearance date by registered or certified
 25 mail, return receipt requested, and fails to appear.
 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02389-01-5

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