New York A 6638: Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue

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A06638 Summary:

BILL NOA06638 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1212-a, V & T L

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Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue; makes aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue a misdemeanor.

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BILL NOA06638 

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03/06/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6638

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driving
 while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability
 impaired by fatigue

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1212-a to read as follows:
 3 § 1212-a. Driving while ability impaired by fatigue; aggravated driv-
 4 ing while ability impaired by fatigue. (a) Driving while ability
 5 impaired by fatigue. A person commits the offense of driving while abil-
 6 ity impaired by fatigue when such person drives, operates or uses any
 7 motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power
 8 other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof while
 9 such person's ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to
 10 become impaired, through fatigue as to make it unsafe for such person to
 11 begin or continue to operate said motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other
 12 vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power or any appli-
 13 ance or accessory thereof. Driving while ability impaired by fatigue is
 14 prohibited.
 15 (b) Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue. A person
 16 commits the offense of aggravated driving while ability impaired by
 17 fatigue when such person commits the offense of driving while ability
 18 impaired by fatigue as defined in subdivision (a) of this section and
 19 such person thereby causes: (i) serious physical injury as defined in
 20 subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law; or (ii) the death of
 21 any person. Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue is
 22 prohibited. Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue is a
 23 misdemeanor.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 25 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10476-01-5

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