VTL § 117-d, Unauthorized Driver (Blood/Emergency Vehicle)

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Vehicle & Traffic Law § 117-d, Unauthorized Driver (Blood/Emergency Vehicle)

VTL § 117-d defines a "blood delivery vehicle" and limits who may operate it as an authorized emergency vehicle. Only vehicles owned, designated, and operated by the not-for-profit New York Blood Center, specifically equipped for transporting blood or blood products to hospitals or health care facilities, fall under this definition. The statute provides that no blood delivery vehicle shall be operated as an authorized emergency vehicle engaged in an emergency operation unless the driver has undergone appropriate training for the operation of authorized emergency vehicles during emergency operations. Operating such a vehicle as an emergency vehicle without that training violates the law.

What are the penalties?

• Fine and jail: According to the Vehicle & Traffic Law Manual for Local Courts (Magill 2024), a first offense is punishable by a fine of $0–$150 and 0–15 days in jail; second and third offenses within 18 months carry higher penalties.
• Points: 0 points.
• Surcharge: $88 or $93 surcharge applies.

VTL § 117-d Statute

Every vehicle owned, designated and operated by the not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the name New York blood center specifically equipped for and used in response to reports of the need for transportation of blood or blood products to general hospitals or other health care facilities. No blood delivery vehicle shall be operated as an authorized emergency vehicle engaged in an emergency operation unless the driver of such vehicle has undergone appropriate training for the operation of authorized emergency vehicles during emergency operations.

Source: NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law § 117-d (nysenate.gov)

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