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Assembly Bill A795

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to traffic control signals

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2011-A795 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1110, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A872
2013-2014: A304
2015-2016: A1351
2017-2018: A2516
2019-2020: A3556
2021-2022: A2084

2011-A795 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be a defense to a charge of a traffic infraction for running a red light that the police manipulated such device with the purpose of assessing a ticket against an individual.

2011-A795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   795

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
  HOOPER, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to manipulation
  of traffic control signals

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision (a) of section 1110 of the vehicle and traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 259 of the laws of 1964, is amended to read
as follows:
  (a) Every person shall obey the instructions of any official  traffic-
control   device  applicable  to  him  placed  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by  a  traffic  or
police  officer,  subject  to  the  exceptions  granted the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle in this title.  IT SHALL BE AN  AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE TO ANY CHARGE OF FAILING TO OBEY A TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE THAT A POLICE OFFI-
CER,  PEACE  OFFICER,  OR  OTHER PERSON AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A SUMMONS OR
APPEARANCE TICKET, MANIPULATED SUCH  TRAFFIC  CONTROL  SIGNAL  WITH  THE
PURPOSE OF ASSESSING A TICKET AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
violations occurring on and after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04334-01-1

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