Senate Bill S5424

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows firefighters, members of a fire company auxiliary and members of a volunteer ambulance service to solicit funds on roadways

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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-S5424 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8204 ,
S1600 ,
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1157, V & T L

2009-S5424 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows firefighters, members of a fire company auxiliary and members of a volunteer ambulance service to solicit funds on roadways.

2009-S5424 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5424 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5424

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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  allowing
  firefighters,  members  of  a  fire company auxiliary and members of a
  volunteer ambulance service to solicit funds on roadways

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

  Section  1.  Section  1157 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision
(c) as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1967, is amended to  read  as
follows:
  S 1157. Pedestrians  soliciting  rides,  or business. 1. (a) No person
shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting  a  ride,  or  to
solicit from or sell to an occupant of any vehicle.
  (b)  No  person  shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway
for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding  of  any  vehicle
while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
  (c)  No  person  shall occupy any part of a state highway, except in a
city or village, in any manner for the purpose of selling or soliciting.
  2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FIREFIGHTERS,  MEMBERS  OF  A  FIRE
COMPANY  AUXILIARY  AND MEMBERS OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE WHO ARE
PERFORMING FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES FOR ANY  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY  OR
VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  SERVICE ON ROADWAYS IN MUNICIPALITIES WHERE POSTED
SPEED LIMITS ARE THIRTY MILES PER HOUR OR LESS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  MUNICIPALITY  IN WHICH THE ROADWAY IS LOCATED SHALL LIMIT
THE NUMBER OF DAYS AND HOURS THAT SUCH FUND RAISING  ACTIVITIES  MAY  BE
PERFORMED  AND SHALL REQUIRE SUCH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AS THEY DEEM APPRO-
PRIATE AND NECESSARY.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "MUNI-
CIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05233-06-9

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