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Assembly Bill A2587

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency rule with respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and highways

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2019-A2587 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1602, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9995
2011-2012: A1343
2013-2014: A1427
2015-2016: A622
2017-2018: A1303

2019-A2587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to emergency rule with respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and highways.

2019-A2587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2587
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  emergency
   rule  with  respect to the removal of vehicles from public streets and
   highways
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1602 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) A POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER PUBLIC OFFICER WHO HAS  BEEN  DESIGNATED
 BY  THE  STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AT
 THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR SPECIAL EMERGENCY MAY, IN THE  INTERESTS  OF
 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE, DIRECT THAT A VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS BE
 REMOVED  FROM  A  PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY. SUCH POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER
 PUBLIC OFFICER AND ANY PERSON ACTING PURSUANT TO HIS  OR  HER  DIRECTION
 SHALL  NOT  BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY  DAMAGE TO SUCH VEHICLE OR ITS CONTENTS
 UNLESS SUCH REMOVAL WAS CARRIED OUT IN A RECKLESS OR  GROSSLY  NEGLIGENT
 MANNER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00970-01-9

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