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Assembly Bill A8409A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain lights to be affixed to fire vehicles and ambulance vehicles

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2009-A8409 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2009-A8409 - Summary

Authorizes one or more blue lights or combination blue and red lights or combination blue, red and white lights may be affixed to a police vehicle, fire vehicle and ambulance vehicle.

2009-A8409 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8409

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 19, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  certain lights to be affixed to fire vehicles and ambulance vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph b of paragraph 4 of subdivision 41 of  section
375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 45 of the laws
of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  b.  In addition to the red and white lights authorized to be displayed
pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision, one or more  blue  lights
or  combination  blue  and red lights or combination blue, red and white
lights may be affixed to a police vehicle, FIRE  VEHICLE  AND  AMBULANCE
VEHICLE, provided that such blue light or lights shall be displayed on a
police  vehicle for rear projection only. In the event that the trunk or
rear gate of a police vehicle obstructs or diminishes the visibility  of
other emergency lighting on such vehicle, a blue light may be affixed to
and  displayed  from  the  trunk, rear gate or interior of such vehicle.
Such lights may be displayed on a police vehicle when  such  vehicle  is
engaged  in  an  emergency operation. Nothing contained in this subpara-
graph shall be deemed to authorize the use  of  blue  lights  on  police
vehicles  unless  such vehicles also display one or more red or combina-
tion red and white lights as otherwise authorized in this subdivision.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11016-01-9

2009-A8409A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2009-A8409A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes one or more blue lights or combination blue and red lights or combination blue, red and white lights may be affixed to a police vehicle, fire vehicle and ambulance vehicle.

2009-A8409A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8409--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOON,  GALEF,  ESPAILLAT, GUNTHER, CASTRO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,  HOOPER,  MARKEY,  MENG,  REILLY,
  SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on
  Rules  --  Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  certain lights to be affixed to fire vehicles and ambulance vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 4 of subdivision  41  of
section  375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 45 of
the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows:
  b. In addition to the red and white lights authorized to be  displayed
pursuant  to  paragraph two of this subdivision, one or more blue lights
or combination blue and red lights or combination blue,  red  and  white
lights  may  be affixed to a police vehicle AND AMBULANCE, provided that
such blue light or lights shall be displayed on  a  police  vehicle  AND
AMBULANCE  for rear projection only. In the event that the trunk or rear
gate of a police vehicle AND AMBULANCE obstructs or diminishes the visi-
bility of other emergency lighting on such [vehicle]  VEHICLES,  a  blue
light may be affixed to and displayed from the trunk, rear gate or inte-
rior  of  such  [vehicle]  VEHICLES.  Such  lights may be displayed on a
police vehicle AND AN AMBULANCE when  such  [vehicle  is]  VEHICLES  ARE
engaged  in  an  emergency operation. Nothing contained in this subpara-
graph shall be deemed to authorize the use  of  blue  lights  on  police
vehicles  AND  AMBULANCES  unless such vehicles also display one or more
red or combination red and white lights as otherwise authorized in  this
subdivision.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11016-02-0

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