New York A 6899: Authorizes a statewide toll free hotline run by the state police with reward for information leading to conviction of drunk drivers; imposes an additional surcharge on convicted drivers

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Amd §1193, add §1809-f, V & T L; amd §97-bb, St Fin L

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Authorizes a statewide toll free hotline run by the state police with reward for reporting conduct of drivers leading to conviction of the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; imposes an additional surcharge upon conviction of all criminally drunk or drugged drivers to fund expenses and rewards.

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03/18/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6899

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 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 and the state finance law,
 in relation to a statewide hotline to the state police and a reward
 for reporting the conduct of a driver subsequently convicted of a
 crime for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol as a
 result of such report, to be funded by an additional surcharge upon
 drivers convicted of such offenses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
 3 (h) The division of state police shall establish, maintain and operate
 4 a toll free statewide telephone hotline for the reporting by motorists
 5 and others of persons who are driving under the influence of drugs and
 6 alcohol and thus committing any of the crimes described in this subdivi-
 7 sion. Subsequent to receiving such report on the hotline or in any other
 8 manner, the state police shall notify the appropriate local or divi-
 9 sional authority to apprehend any such person and make an arrest if
 10 necessary. Upon conviction of any such person for driving in violation
 11 of one of the crimes set forth in this subdivision, a reward of one
 12 hundred dollars shall be paid out of the criminal justice improvement
 13 account established by section ninety-seven-bb of the state finance law
 14 to any person who has properly identified themself when reporting such
 15 incident pursuant to this paragraph and whose report led to such appre-
 16 hension and subsequent conviction.
 17 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 18 1809-f to read as follows:
 19 § 1809-f. Additional mandatory surcharge required for criminal
 20 violations of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter. 1.
 21 Whenever proceedings in a court of this state result in a conviction for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10254-01-5

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 1 a misdemeanor or felony pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-two of
 2 this chapter, there shall be levied a mandatory surcharge, in addition
 3 to any sentence required or permitted by law, in the amount of one
 4 hundred dollars.
 5 2. Where a person is convicted of two or more such crimes committed
 6 through a single act or omission, or through an act or omission which in
 7 itself constituted one of the crimes and also was a material element of
 8 the other, the court shall impose only one mandatory surcharge mandated
 9 by subdivision one of this section.
 10 3. The mandatory surcharge provided for in subdivision one of this
 11 section shall be paid to the clerk of the court that rendered the
 12 conviction. Within the first ten days of the month following collection
 13 of the mandatory surcharge the collecting authority shall determine the
 14 amount of mandatory surcharge collected and, if it is a town or village
 15 justice court, it shall pay such money to the state comptroller who
 16 shall deposit such money in the state treasury pursuant to section one
 17 hundred twenty-one of the state finance law to the credit of the crimi-
 18 nal justice improv