New York Driving While Intoxicated Laws Expected To Become the Toughest in The Country
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced yesterday the introduction of new legislation aimed at making New York Driving While Intoxicated laws the toughest in the country by making driving while intoxicated with a passenger under the age of sixteen a felony and mandating that anyone convicted of a driving while intoxicated misdemeanor or felony offense install an ignition interlock system in their vehicle at their own expense. This new driving while intoxicated legislation is expected quickly pass both houses of the New York State legislature and be signed by New York Governor David A. Paterson.
The following is a list of some other bills regarding driving while intoxicated being conisdered in the New York State Assembly :
•A00827 Relates to the denial of bail for persons charged with DWI in certain instances
•A00972 Makes provisions with respect to the disposition of fine money imposed for infractions by the holder of a conditional license
•A02601 Requires forfeiture of vehicles for 6 months for second DWI offense and permanent forfeiture and registration denial for third DWI offense
•A02668 Increases the criminal penalties for driving while ability impaired and driving while intoxicated and penalties for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle
•A04639 Provides for a three year suspension of drivers already convicted of driving while intoxicated
•A04857 Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions
•A05117 Increases the length of time a license is suspended for drivers already convicted of driving while intoxicated or aggravated driving while intoxicated
•A05345 Requires persons convicted of driving while intoxicated who are injured as a result and medically transported to a hospital to pay for same before license reissuance
•A05356 Enacts "Johnny Lopez law" to include commission of aggravated driving while intoxicated within depraved indifference for purposes of murder in the second; repealer
•A05622 Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions
•A05623 Authorizes admission of evidence of intoxication gathered by medical personnel in the course of treatment, in criminal and civil cases
•A05804 Provides alternative sentence of impounding the vehicle person operated upon conviction of driving while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs
•A05833 Provides two year suspension of driver's license upon second DWI conviction and authorizes alternatives to restoration of such license
•A06069 Increases the penalties for driving while ability impaired, driving while intoxicated, or driving while ability impaired by drugs: mandatory imprisonment
•A06525 Establishes mandatory weekend imprisonment for conviction of driving while intoxicated or under influence of drugs
•A06979 Increases period of license suspension of certain DWI offenses and cases where a child passenger requires mandatory attendance at rehabilitation program
•A07196 Creates the mandatory ignition interlock program; repealer
•A09124 Relates to driving while intoxicated while in a position of care
•S00027 Creates the mandatory ignition interlock program; repealer
•S00541 Requires persons convicted of driving while intoxicated who are injured as a result and medically transported to a hospital to pay for same before license reissuance
•S00963 Creates crime of unlawful lending and provides for impoundment of car if charged with driving while intoxicated
•S00987 Includes vehicle as an instrumentality of the crime of driving while intoxicated
•S01050 Expands application of additional penalties for repeat driving while intoxicated offenses to vehicular drug related offenses
•S01308 Provides for the suspension of a driver's license upon a conviction of boating while intoxicated and vice versa
•S06293 Relates to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs with a child passenger; repealer
