New York S 6294: Relates to the requirement that hearings for traffic infractions shall be conducted in person

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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6294
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 12, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. LIU -- 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 requiring in
person hearings for traffic infractions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 227 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. Every hearing for the adjudication of a traffic infraction shall be
4 held in person, with all parties and witnesses physically present at the
5 stated time and place of the hearing, provided that virtual attendance
6 at such hearing shall be permissible upon the request or consent of the
7 motorist or his or her counsel. On or before the date of a hearing, a
8 motorist, or his or her counsel, shall be permitted to appear in person
9 before a hearing officer for the purpose of requesting an adjournment.
10 If unable to appear, the motorist, or his or her counsel, shall be
11 permitted to request an adjournment in person after a hearing has
12 occurred upon good cause shown.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06840-02-3