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A11067 • 2025

Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person

Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person

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Sponsor
Brian Manktelow
Last action
2026-04-24
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person

Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person Enacts "Pete's law"; provides that a prosecution for a hit-and-run which results in the death of a victim may be commenced at any time.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person Enacts "Pete's law"; provides that a prosecution for a hit-and-run which results in the death of a victim may be commenced at any time.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-24 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person
Enacts "Pete's law"; provides that a prosecution for a hit-and-run which results in the death of a victim may be commenced at any time.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          11067

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 24, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MANKTELOW  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  the  prose-
          cution  of  leaving the scene of an accident that results in the death
          of another person

          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  "Pete's Law".
     3    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure  law  is
     4  amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
     5    (I)  A PROSECUTION FOR ANY VIOLATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH
     6  C OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
     7  LAW MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     9  it shall have become a law.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14326-02-6