Assembly Bill A2010

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for the operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2010 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1800, V & T L

2009-A2010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to penalties for the operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles by setting forth minimum penalties for every person convicted of such violation.

2009-A2010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2010

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MILLER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
  for the operation of vehicles  on  approach  of  authorized  emergency
  vehicles

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 1800 of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of
2003, is amended to read as follows:
  (e) Every person convicted of a violation of the provisions of section
eleven hundred forty-four of this chapter shall for a  first  conviction
thereof  be  punished by a fine of not LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR
more than two hundred seventy-five dollars or by  imprisonment  for  not
more  than  fifteen  days  or  by both such fine and imprisonment. For a
conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within  a
period  of  eighteen  months, such person shall be punished by a fine of
not LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS  NOR  more  than  four  hundred  fifty
dollars  or by imprisonment for not more than forty-five days or by both
such fine and imprisonment. For a conviction of a  third  violation  and
all  subsequent  violations, all of which were committed within a period
of eighteen months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not  LESS
THAN  THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR more than seven hundred fifty dollars or
by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or by both such  fine  and
imprisonment.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05373-01-9

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