Bill Text: NY A02637 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2637 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 20, 2017 ___________ 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