Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to make failure to move over a five point violation
This bill requires New York's motor vehicle commissioner to add "failure to move over" for emergency vehicles as a five-point traffic violation in state regulations. It directly affects drivers who do not move over when approaching parked, stopped, or standing emergency vehicles, hazard vehicles, or vehicles displaying blue/green lights. The key mechanism updates 15 NYCRR 15 NYCRR 131.3 to include this specific violation, increasing penalties for non-compliance. This change makes the offense carry the same point value as other serious traffic violations under state law.
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Aug 2025
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Introduced Aug 13, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Aug 13, 2025
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