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NY A03690
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Grants the Superintendent of Insurance authority to investigate drivers operating vehicles without insurance and those who misrepresent where their vehicles are garaged to obtain lower premiums
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Increases civil penalties for possessing, producing, or using forged or false insurance documents from $1,000 to $2,000 for first violations, with subsequent violations remaining at up to $5,000
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Creates a new class E felony for offering a false application for motor vehicle insurance or registration by lying about residence or vehicle garaging location
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Expands insurance fraud in the fourth degree to include operating a vehicle insured under another state's laws when the owner actually resides in New York or garages the vehicle in New York
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Requires applicants for vehicle registration and driver's licenses to provide a street address (not just a P.O. box) and sign attesting to the truth of their residence information
Legislative Description
Authorizes the investigation of fraudulent activities with regard to individuals operating motor vehicles without insurance; increases the civil penalty for forging insurance documents; creates the crime of offering a false application for motor vehicle insurance or registration.
Last Action
referred to insurance
1/7/2026