Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to make failure to move over a five point violation
This bill would require New York's motor vehicle commissioner to classify failing to move over for parked or stopped emergency vehicles, hazard vehicles, or vehicles displaying blue/green lights as a five-point traffic violation. It directly affects drivers who do not yield when approaching these vehicles, increasing the penalty for this specific traffic violation. The key mechanism adds this violation to the state's traffic point system (15 NYCRR 131.3), meaning drivers would lose five points on their license for this offense. The change would take effect 30 days after the bill becomes law.
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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State
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Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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