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.
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