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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3549
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
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.
LBD08099-01-5
