Bill Text: NY A02637 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to operation of an authorized emergency vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to transportation [A02637 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02637-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2637
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to operation of
          an authorized emergency vehicle
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (b) of section 1104 of the vehi-
     2  cle and traffic law is amended and a new paragraph 5 is added to read as
     3  follows:
     4    4.  Disregard  regulations governing directions of movement or turning
     5  in specified directions[.];
     6    5. Operate an authorized emergency vehicle in any manner necessary  to
     7  engage in an emergency operation.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05214-01-7