Bill Text: NY A01096 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1096 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to authorize officers employed by the village of Kiryas Joel department of public safety to utilize a siren and red and white flashing lights in certain circumstances

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A01096 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01096-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1096
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Transportation
       AN ACT to authorize officers employed by  the  village  of  Kiryas  Joel
         department  of  public  safety  to  utilize  a siren and red and white
         flashing lights in certain circumstances
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section 132-a of the
    2  vehicle and traffic law or any other law to  the  contrary,  an  officer
    3  employed  by  the village of Kiryas Joel department of public safety, in
    4  the county of Orange, may utilize a siren and/or red and white  flashing
    5  lights  on  any  vehicle owned by such village that is being used by the
    6  officer in the course of performing his or her duties.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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