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Senate Bill S5335

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes organ procurement organizations and/or organ transportation companies to utilize red lights and certain white lights

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2009-S5335 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L

2009-S5335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes organ procurement organizations and/or organ transportation companies to utilize red lights and certain white lights.

2009-S5335 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5335

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- 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  authorizing
  organ  procurement organizations and/or organ transportation companies
  to utilize red lights and certain white lights

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as added by chapter 197 of the laws of 1970, is amended
to read as follows:
  2.  Red lights and certain white lights.  (A) RED AND WHITE LIGHTS MAY
BE AFFIXED TO ANY  MOTOR  VEHICLE  OWNED  AND  DESIGNATED  BY  AN  ORGAN
PROCUREMENT  ORGANIZATION  AND/OR ORGAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO TRANS-
PORT ORGANS FOR THE IMMEDIATE PURPOSE OF  HUMAN  TRANSPLANTATION  OR  TO
TRANSPORT  MEDICAL  PERSONNEL  FOR  THE  IMMEDIATE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING
HUMAN ORGAN HARVESTING OR TRANSPLANTATION, AND SAID VEHICLES ARE RESPEC-
TIVELY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE ORGAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES SHALL
BE  EQUIPPED  WITH  SIRENS  AND  ARE  PERMITTED  THE  SAME  TRAFFIC  LAW
EXEMPTIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME LIMITATIONS AS OTHER AUTHORIZED EMER-
GENCY  VEHICLES.  THE  OPERATORS  OF ORGAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES SHALL HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, A SAFETY TRAINING COURSE  IN  EMERGENCY  VEHICLE
OPERATION  AND  EACH  VEHICLE WILL BE ISSUED A NEW YORK STATE AUTHORIZED
EMERGENCY VEHICLE PLACARD IN ORDER FOR TRAFFIC LAW EXEMPTIONS TO  APPLY.
EACH  OPERATOR SHALL REVIEW SAFETY AND TRAINING PROCEDURE ONCE EVERY TWO
YEARS.
  (B) One or more red or combination red and white lights, or one  white
light  which  must  be  a  revolving, rotating, flashing, oscillating or
constantly moving light, may be affixed to an authorized emergency vehi-
cle, and such lights may be displayed on an authorized emergency vehicle
when such vehicle is engaged in an emergency operation, and upon a  fire
vehicle while returning from an alarm of fire or other emergency.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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