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NY A05422
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Clyde Vanel
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AI Summary
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Expands second-degree manslaughter to include situations where a person engages in reckless driving in concert with another person, and that other person causes a death as a result of the reckless driving
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Defines "in concert" as two or more individuals in separate vehicles engaging in reckless driving in coordination with one another at the same time and in the same general area
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Establishes joint and several liability for vehicle owners who engage in reckless driving in concert with another, making them liable for death, personal injuries, or property damage caused by either driver
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Requires insurance policies and bonds for vehicles to include provisions covering liability for injuries and damages resulting from coordinated reckless driving
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Includes the reckless use or operation of a vehicle in concert with another as part of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree; clarifies liability as a result of the reckless use or operation of a vehicle in concert with another.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026