Bill Text: NY S03672 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Requires that persons operating a vessel be obedient to law enforcement vessels displaying a flashing, revolving or oscillating blue light.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S03672 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03672-Introduced.html

---

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                         3672
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 27, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, MORAHAN, RANZENHOFER, VOLKER -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  navigation law, in relation to obedience to law
         enforcement vessels
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 201-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  201-A.  OBEDIENCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSELS DISPLAYING A FLASHING,
    4  REVOLVING, OR OSCILLATING BLUE LIGHT. 1. ANY PERSON OPERATING  A  VESSEL
    5  WHO  IS APPROACHING, OVERTAKING, BEING APPROACHED, OR BEING OVERTAKEN BY
    6  A LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL USING AUDIBLE SIGNAL DEVICE  OR  FLASHING  BLUE
    7  LIGHT,  OR  ANY  VESSEL  APPROACHING A STATIONARY LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL
    8  DISPLAYING FLASHING BLUE LIGHTS: (A) SHALL IMMEDIATELY SLOW TO  A  SPEED
    9  SUFFICIENT  TO MAINTAIN STEERAGE ONLY; (B) SHALL ALTER ITS COURSE WITHIN
   10  ITS ABILITY, SO AS NOT TO INHIBIT OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE
   11  LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL; AND (C) SHALL PROCEED UNLESS OTHERWISE  DIRECTED
   12  BY  AN  OFFICER  IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL, AT A REDUCED SPEED UNTIL
   13  THE PERSON IS BEYOND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL.
   14    2. ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY OR NEGLIGENTLY INHIBITS OR INTERFERES WITH
   15  ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL WHILE ON THE WAY TO AN EMERGENCY CALL  OR  IN
   16  THE PURSUIT OF FLEEING VIOLATORS, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE
   17  THAN  TWO  HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS
   18  OR BOTH.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06682-01-9