Bill Text: NY S09883 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increases penalties for traffic violations related to the failure to properly operate a motor vehicle when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle, hazard vehicle, vehicle displaying a blue or green light or certain other motor vehicles; increases penalties for multiple violations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-31 - REFERRED TO RULES [S09883 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09883-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9883

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 31, 2024
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        Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  penalties
          for  traffic  infractions  related  to  the operation of vehicles when
          approaching authorized emergency vehicles

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision (e-1) to read as follows:
     3    (e-1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (b)  and  (c)  of
     4  this section, every person convicted of a violation of the provisions of
     5  section  eleven  hundred  forty-four-a of this chapter shall for a first
     6  conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than  four  hundred
     7  fifty  dollars.  For  a  conviction of a second violation, both of which
     8  were committed within a period of eighteen months, such person shall  be
     9  punished  by  a  fine  of not more than six hundred dollars and shall be
    10  assessed six points to such person's driving record,  which  shall  also
    11  cause such person to be liable to the department for payment of a driver
    12  responsibility  assessment  as  provided  in subdivision four of section
    13  five hundred three  of  this  chapter.  For  a  conviction  of  a  third
    14  violation  and  all  subsequent  violations, all of which were committed
    15  within a period of eighteen months, such person shall be punished  by  a
    16  fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for
    17  not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15904-01-4