Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Feb 06, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A4858
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ALESSI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Actions
2009-A4858 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4858 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation 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: Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 201-a to read as follows: S 201-A. OBEDIENCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSELS DISPLAYING A FLASHING, REVOLVING, OR OSCILLATING BLUE LIGHT. 1. ANY PERSON OPERATING A VESSEL WHO IS APPROACHING, OVERTAKING, BEING APPROACHED, OR BEING OVERTAKEN BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL USING AUDIBLE SIGNAL DEVICE OR FLASHING BLUE LIGHT, OR ANY VESSEL APPROACHING A STATIONARY LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL DISPLAYING FLASHING BLUE LIGHTS: (A) SHALL IMMEDIATELY SLOW TO A SPEED SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN STEERAGE ONLY; (B) SHALL ALTER ITS COURSE WITHIN ITS ABILITY, SO AS NOT TO INHIBIT OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL; AND (C) SHALL PROCEED UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY AN OFFICER IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL, AT A REDUCED SPEED UNTIL THE PERSON IS BEYOND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL. 2. ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY OR NEGLIGENTLY INHIBITS OR INTERFERES WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL WHILE ON THE WAY TO AN EMERGENCY CALL OR IN THE PURSUIT OF FLEEING VIOLATORS, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS OR BOTH. 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
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.