S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1931
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN, WALKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
drivers to come to a full stop prior to passing a sanitation vehicle
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1177 to read as follows:
S 1177. OVERTAKING AND PASSING A SANITATION VEHICLE. (A) THE DRIVER OF
A VEHICLE UPON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY, STREET OR PRIVATE ROAD UPON MEETING OR
OVERTAKING FROM EITHER DIRECTION A SANITATION VEHICLE WHICH HAS STOPPED
ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY, STREET OR PRIVATE ROAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PICKING
UP SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL STOP HIS OR HER VEHICLE
BEFORE REACHING SUCH SANITATION VEHICLE AND PRIOR TO PASSING SUCH SANI-
TATION VEHICLE AND SAID DRIVER SHALL NOT PROCEED UNTIL SUCH SANITATION
VEHICLE RESUMES MOTION, OR UNTIL SIGNALED BY THE DRIVER OR A POLICE
OFFICER TO PROCEED.
(B) EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL: FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF, BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF
NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH
FINE AND IMPRISONMENT; FOR A CONVICTION OF A SECOND VIOLATION, BOTH OF
WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, SUCH PERSON SHALL
BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT; UPON A
CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMIT-
TED WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A
FINE OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "SANITATION VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICLE
USED FOR THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
to be made and completed on or before such effective date.