STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 907 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO, HELMING, MATTERA, ORTT, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "Alix's Law". 3 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 and paragraph a of subdivision 2 of 4 section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 795 of 5 the laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows: 6 a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having cause 7 to know that the motor vehicle operated by such person has come in 8 contact with a person, real property or personal property, has a duty to 9 perform a reasonable and good faith investigation of the incident and if 10 as a result of such investigation such person knows or has reason to 11 know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the personal 12 property, not including animals, of another, due to [an incident involv- 13 ing] the contact of the motor vehicle operated by such person, such 14 person shall, before leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, 15 exhibit [his or her] their license and insurance identification card for 16 such vehicle, when such card is required pursuant to articles six and 17 eight of this chapter, and give [his or her] their name, residence, 18 including street and number, insurance carrier and insurance identifica- 19 tion information including but not limited to the number and effective 20 dates of [said] such individual's insurance policy, and license number 21 to the party sustaining the damage, or in case the person sustaining the 22 damage is not present at the place where the damage occurred then [he or 23 she] such person shall report the same as soon as physically able to the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02827-01-5
S. 907 2 1 nearest police station, or judicial officer. A person operating a 2 motor vehicle in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of 3 this chapter, that came into contact with a person, real proper- 4 ty, or personal property, that resulted in damage to real property or 5 to the personal property, not including animals, of another, shall 6 be presumed to have known or have cause to know of such contact and 7 of such damage, unless such person shows that they would not have known 8 or have cause to know of such contact and of such injury regard- 9 less of intoxication or impairment by the use of alcohol or a drug, or 10 by the combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or 11 drugs. In addition to the foregoing, any such person shall also: (i) (A) 12 produce the proof of insurance coverage required pursuant to article 13 forty-four-B of this chapter if such person is a TNC driver operating a 14 TNC vehicle while the incident occurred who was (1) logged on to the 15 TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (2) 16 was engaged in a TNC prearranged trip; and (B) disclose whether [he or 17 she] such person, at the time such incident occurred, was (1) logged on 18 to the TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip 19 or (2) was engaged in a TNC prearranged trip, or (ii) (A) produce the 20 proof of insurance coverage required pursuant to article forty of the 21 general business law if such person is a shared vehicle owner or shared 22 vehicle driver operating a shared vehicle during a peer-to-peer car 23 sharing period while the incident occurred; and (B) disclose whether [he 24 or she] such person, at the time such incident occurred, was operating a 25 shared vehicle during a peer-to-peer car sharing period. 26 a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having cause 27 to know that the motor vehicle operated by such person has come in 28 contact with a person, real property or personal property, has a duty to 29 perform a reasonable and good faith investigation of the incident and if 30 as a result of such investigation such person knows or has reason to 31 know that personal injury has been caused to another person, due to [an 32 incident involving] the contact of the motor vehicle operated by such 33 person, such person shall, before leaving the place where the said 34 personal injury occurred, stop, exhibit [his or her] their license and 35 insurance identification card for such vehicle, when such card is 36 required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give 37 [his or her] their name, residence, including street and street number, 38 insurance carrier and insurance identification information including but 39 not limited to the number and effective dates of [said] such individ- 40 ual's insurance policy and license number, to the injured party, if 41 practical, and also to a police officer, or in the event that no police 42 officer is in the vicinity of the place of [said] such injury, then, [he 43 or she] such person shall report said incident as soon as physically 44 able to the nearest police station or judicial officer. A person oper- 45 ating a motor vehicle in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two 46 of this chapter, that came into contact with a person, real property, or 47 personal property, that resulted in injury to another person, shall be 48 presumed to have known or have cause to know of such injury, unless 49 such person shows that they would not have known or have cause to know 50 of such contact and of such injury regardless of intoxication or 51 impairment by the use of alcohol or a drug, or by the combined influ- 52 ence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs. In addition to the 53 foregoing, any such person shall also: (i) (A) produce the proof of 54 insurance coverage required pursuant to article forty-four-B of this 55 chapter if such person is a TNC driver operating a TNC vehicle at the 56 time of the incident who was (1) logged on to the TNC's digital network
S. 907 3 1 but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (2) was engaged in a TNC 2 prearranged trip; and (B) disclose whether [he or she,] at the time such 3 incident occurred, was (1) logged on to the TNC's digital network but 4 not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (2) was engaged in a TNC prear- 5 ranged trip, or (ii) (A) produce the proof of insurance coverage 6 required pursuant to article forty of the general business law if such 7 person is a shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver operating a 8 shared vehicle during a peer-to-peer car sharing period while the inci- 9 dent occurred; and (B) disclose whether [he or she,] at the time such 10 incident occurred, was operating a shared vehicle during a peer-to-peer 11 car sharing period. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.