Assembly Bill A9995

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency rule with respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and highways

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A9995 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5174
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1602, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1343, S1366
2013-2014: A1427, S393
2015-2016: A622, S1243
2017-2018: A1303, S4178
2019-2020: A2587

2009-A9995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to emergency rule with respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and highways.

2009-A9995 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9995

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  emergency
  rule  with  respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and
  highways

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 1602 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
  (E) A POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER PUBLIC OFFICER WHO HAS  BEEN  DESIGNATED
BY  THE  STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AT
THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR SPECIAL EMERGENCY MAY, IN THE  INTERESTS  OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE, DIRECT THAT A VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS BE
REMOVED  FROM  A  PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY. SUCH POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER
PUBLIC OFFICER AND ANY PERSON ACTING PURSUANT TO HIS  OR  HER  DIRECTION
SHALL  NOT  BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY  DAMAGE TO SUCH VEHICLE OR ITS CONTENTS
UNLESS SUCH REMOVAL WAS CARRIED OUT IN A RECKLESS OR  GROSSLY  NEGLIGENT
MANNER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11668-01-9

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