Bill Text: MI SB0421 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Traffic control; traffic regulation; penalties for crime of failing to yield to or stop for approaching authorized emergency vehicle thereby causing injury or death to emergency personnel; amend. Amends sec. 653 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.653).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-10-21 - Referred To Committee On Criminal Justice [SB0421 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0421-Engrossed.html
SB-0421, As Passed Senate, October 21, 2015
SENATE BILL No. 421
June 30, 2015, Introduced by Senators HERTEL, JONES, KNEZEK, HOOD, SCHMIDT and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 653 (MCL 257.653).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 653. (1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle equipped with not less than 1 lighted flashing,
rotating, or oscillating lamp exhibiting a red or blue light
visible under normal atmospheric condition from a distance of 500
feet to the front of the vehicle and when the driver is giving
audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, all of the
following apply:
(a) The driver of another vehicle shall yield the right of way
and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close
as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, clear of
an intersection, and shall stop and remain in that position until
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise
directed by a police officer.
(b) The operator of a streetcar shall immediately stop the
car, clear of an intersection, and shall keep it in that position
until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when
otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) This section does not relieve the driver of an authorized
emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the
safety of persons using the highway.
(3)
A Except as provided in
subsections (4) and (5), a person
who
violates this section is responsible for guilty of a civil
infraction.misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than
$500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(4) A person who violates this section and causes injury to a
police officer, firefighter, or other emergency response personnel
in the immediate area of the approaching authorized emergency
vehicle is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
(5) A person who violates this section and causes death to a
police officer, firefighter, or other emergency response personnel
in the immediate area of the approaching authorized emergency
vehicle is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than
$7,500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
