Bill > A03943

This bill establishes a new legal offense called "aggravated reckless driving" which expands upon existing reckless driving laws. Under the new provisions, a person can be charged with aggravated reckless driving if they commit reckless driving while meeting one of several specific conditions: they have a prior reckless driving conviction within the past 18 months, are driving with a suspended license, cause physical injury to another person, commit three separate traffic violations during a single driving incident, or operate an unregistered or uninsured vehicle. The offense is classified as a class E felony, with an exception for rental vehicles. Additionally, the bill allows law enforcement to seize and potentially forfeit vehicles involved in reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving. Owners of seized vehicles can challenge the forfeiture through legal intervention, and in cases involving a vehicle with a security interest, the burden of proof is on authorities to demonstrate the owner's knowledge of or participation in the illegal use of the vehicle. The law is designed to create more severe penalties for repeated or particularly dangerous instances of reckless driving and provides a mechanism for removing such vehicles from the road.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3943