Bill Text: NY A03042 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to exceptions related to drivers' licenses and learners' permits and removes the requirement that military, police or fire vehicles must be used in an emergency operation by holders with a lower class of license.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-23 - held for consideration in transportation [A03042 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03042-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3042
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. REILICH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exceptions
related to drivers' licenses and learners' permits and removing the
requirement that military, police or fire vehicles are being used in
an emergency operation by holders with a lower class of license
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of
2 section 501 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 36 of
3 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
4 (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, a
5 motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, other than a motorcycle, that
6 is (A) a military vehicle operated by a member of the armed forces, or
7 (B) a police vehicle or fire vehicle [during its use in an emergency
8 operation as defined in section one hundred fourteen-b of this chapter,
9 or in the performance of official duties, or activities related to the
10 execution of emergency governmental functions pursuant to section 383.3
11 (d)(2) of title 49 of the code of federal regulations], or (C) a vehicle
12 owned and identified as being owned by the state or a political subdivi-
13 sion thereof or an ambulance service as defined in subdivision two of
14 section three thousand one of the public health law or a voluntary ambu-
15 lance service as defined in subdivision three of such section and used
16 to provide emergency medical service as defined in section three thou-
17 sand one of the public health law, or to perform official duties, or
18 activities related to the execution of emergency governmental functions
19 pursuant to section 383.3 (d)(2) of title 49 of the code of federal
20 regulations, may be operated with any class license other than a class
21 DJ, M or MJ license. For the purposes of this paragraph the term "member
22 of the armed forces" shall include active duty military personnel;
23 members of the reserve components of the armed forces; members of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 national guard on active duty, including personnel on full time active
2 guard duty, personnel on part-time national guard training, and national
3 guard military technicians (civilians who are required to wear military
4 uniforms); and active duty United States coast guard personnel. The term
5 shall not include United States reserve technicians. Notwithstanding the
6 provisions of section one hundred fourteen-b of this chapter, for the
7 purposes of this subparagraph, the term "emergency operation" shall
8 include returning from emergency service.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
