A 4890: Requires forfeiture of vehicles for six months for a second DWI offense and permanent forfeiture and registration denial for the third DWI offense; prohibits the issuance of a new license where there are two DWI convictions where physical injury has resulted from each offense.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4890 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the seizure of vehicles after driving while intoxicated convictions; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the revocation of licenses for driving while intoxicated offenses and the denial of vehicle registration after three driving while intoxicated offenses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1310 of the civil practice law and rules is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 3 15. "Intoxication offense" means a conviction for a violation of 4 subdivision two, two-a or three of section eleven hundred ninety-two of 5 the vehicle and traffic law. 6 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1311 of the civil practice law and rules 7 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 8 (c) Actions relating to intoxication offenses. An action relating to 9 an intoxication offense must be grounded upon a conviction of an intoxi- 10 cated offense, as provided for by this paragraph. If a defendant has 11 been convicted of such defendant's second intoxication offense, any and 12 all vehicles registered to such defendant shall be forfeited for a peri- 13 od of six months. If such vehicle is also used by a member of the 14 defendant's household, the household member shall post a bond of not 15 less than one thousand dollars to be surrendered in the event that the 16 defendant is found to be driving such vehicle. If a defendant has been 17 convicted of such defendant's third intoxication offense, any and all 18 vehicles registered to such defendant shall be forfeited and notwith- 19 standing the provisions of section thirteen hundred forty-nine of this 20 article, such vehicle or vehicles shall be sold with the proceeds of 21 such sale going to the county of jurisdiction's driving while intoxicat- 22 ed program. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07647-01-5 
 A. 4890 2 1 § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehicle and 2 traffic law, as amended by chapter 312 of the laws of 1994 and subpara- 3 graph 3 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, is amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (c) Reissuance of licenses; restrictions. (1) Except as otherwise 6 provided in this paragraph, where a license is revoked pursuant to para- 7 graph (b) of this subdivision, no new license shall be issued after the 8 expiration of the minimum period specified in such paragraph, except in 9 the discretion of the commissioner. 10 (2) Where a license is revoked pursuant to subparagraph two, three or 11 eight of paragraph (b) of this subdivision for a violation of subdivi- 12 sion four of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, and 13 where the individual does not have a driver's license or the individ- 14 ual's license was suspended at the time of conviction or youthful offen- 15 der or other juvenile adjudication, the commissioner shall not issue a 16 new license nor restore the former license for a period of six months 17 after such individual would otherwise have become eligible to obtain a 18 new license or to have the former license restored; provided, however, 19 that during such delay period the commissioner may issue a restricted 20 use license pursuant to section five hundred thirty of this chapter. 21 (3) In no event shall a new license be issued where a person has been 22 twice convicted of a violation of subdivision two, two-a, three, four or 23 four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article or of driv- 24 ing while intoxicated or of driving while ability is impaired by the use 25 of a drug or of driving while ability is impaired by the combined influ- 26 ence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs where physical injury, 27 as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law, has resulted from such 28 offense in each instance. 29 § 4. Section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a 30 new subdivision 24 to read as follows: 31 24. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other law, 32 no vehicle may be registered by an individual who has been convicted 33 three times of a violation of subdivision two, two-a, three, four or 34 four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter. 35 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 36 sections one, two and four of this act shall take effect on the first of 37 November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law 38 and shall apply to offenses committed on or after such date.