| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to transportation |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S3412
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2021-S3412 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3412 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3412
SPONSOR: SANDERS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
for failure to yield to authorized emergency vehicles
PURPOSE:
To amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties for fail-
ure to yield to authorized emergency vehicles.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law (duty to
yield to an emergency vehicle) by adding a new subdivision (c) that
states that any person who violates the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. First conviction shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not
more than thirty days or by both. For a conviction of a second violation
2021-S3412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3412
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 penalties
for failure to yield to authorized emergency vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
(C) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRI-
SONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISON-
MENT; FOR A CONVICTION OF A SECOND VIOLATION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE COMMIT-
TED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, A PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE
OF NOT MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN NINETY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT; UPON A
CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMIT-
TED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, A PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE
OF NOT MORE THAN NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04412-01-1
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