Assembly Bill A2164

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to operation of an authorized emergency vehicle

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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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2015-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1104, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7955
2013-2014: A3857
2017-2018: A2637
2019-2020: A1853
2021-2022: A1570
2023-2024: A4786

2015-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to operation of an authorized emergency vehicle.

2015-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2164

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (b) of section 1104 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law is amended and a new paragraph 5 is added to read as
follows:
  4.  Disregard  regulations governing directions of movement or turning
in specified directions[.];
  5. OPERATE AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER NECESSARY  TO
ENGAGE IN AN EMERGENCY OPERATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05677-01-5

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