A BILL
to Define Failure to Move over/Slow down for Fire/EMS Personnel
PREAMBLE
Due to recent issues at Stapleton County on failure to move over/slow down for fire/EMS personnel and the nullification of a legislation, Congress shall define failure to move over/slow down for fire/EMS personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1.
(a) Any individual who operates a vehicle and does not move over one lane or slow down to a speed of twenty studs per seconds when unable to safely move over one lane or if there is only one lane present when passing an emergency vehicle or vehicles (Fire Department/Emergency Medical Service), that have their emergency lights flashing and are stationary on the side of the roadway shall be charged with Failure to Move over/Slow down for Fire/EMS Personnel.
(b) All individuals shall be charged with a misdemeanor should they be charged for Failure to Move over/Slow down for Fire/EMS Personnel. Law enforcement officers will have the option of giving a verbal warning or issuing a citation that shall be no less than one-hundred and dollars to no more than one-hundred and fifty dollars.
SECTION 2.
(a) The Firestone State Patrol, Stapleton County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Corrections shall uphold the duty of enforcing the law against the crime of Failure to Move over/Slow down for Fire/EMS Personnel.
SECTION 3.
(a) All laws/legislation that go in conflict with the charge of ‘Failure to Move over/Slow down for Fire/EMS Personnel’ are hereby declared null and void.
(b) Upon passage of this legislation by both the Senate, the House of Representatives, and subsequently being signed by the Governor, this bill shall be made law and go into effect immediately without unnecessary delay.
Chief Sponsor:
Senator DevMartavis, Chief Sponsor
