Bill Text: NY A08414 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8414 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits use of safety strobe light to change a traffic signal by an unauthorized person.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-29 - held for consideration in transportation [A08414 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08414-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8414
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to unlawful use
         of a safety strobe light
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 1115-a to read as follows:
    3    S 1115-A. UNLAWFUL USE OF A SAFETY STROBE LIGHT.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL
    4  FOR ANY PERSON TO USE A SAFETY STROBE LIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SWITCHING
    5  A  TRAFFIC  SIGNAL.  THIS  PROVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY   TO   EMERGENCY
    6  AGENCIES/PERSONNEL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PERSONS AUTHORIZED BY
    7  SAID AGENCIES TO USE SAID LIGHTS.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01384-01-3