Bill Text: NY S05483 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to blue lights on ambulances, emergency ambulance service vehicles and county emergency medical services vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-15 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7919 [S05483 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05483-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5483
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to blue  lights
         on  ambulances,  emergency ambulance service vehicles and county emer-
         gency medical services vehicles
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Subparagraph b of paragraph 4 of subdivision 41 of section
    2  375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  465  of  the
    3  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    4    b.  In addition to the red and white lights authorized to be displayed
    5  pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision, one or more  blue  lights
    6  or  combination  blue  and red lights or combination blue, red and white
    7  lights may be affixed to a police vehicle  [and],  fire  vehicle,  AMBU-
    8  LANCE, EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE VEHICLE, AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL
    9  SERVICES  VEHICLE  provided  that  such  blue  light  or lights shall be
   10  displayed on a police vehicle [and], fire vehicle, AMBULANCE,  EMERGENCY
   11  AMBULANCE SERVICE VEHICLE, AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE
   12  for  rear projection only. In the event that the trunk or rear gate of a
   13  police vehicle  [and],  fire  vehicle,  AMBULANCE,  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE
   14  SERVICE VEHICLE, AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE obstructs
   15  or  diminishes  the visibility of other emergency lighting on such vehi-
   16  cles, a blue light may be affixed to and displayed from the trunk,  rear
   17  gate  or  interior  of  such vehicles. Such lights may be displayed on a
   18  police vehicle  [and],  fire  vehicle,  AMBULANCE,  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE
   19  SERVICE VEHICLE, AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE when such
   20  vehicles  are  engaged  in  an emergency operation. Nothing contained in
   21  this subparagraph shall be deemed to authorize the use of blue lights on
   22  police vehicles [and], fire vehicles,  AMBULANCES,  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE
   23  SERVICE  VEHICLES, AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLES unless
   24  such vehicles also display one or more red or combination red and  white
   25  lights as otherwise authorized in this subdivision.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11745-02-1