New Jersey Senate Resolution 153 – Study best practices regarding law enforcement vehicle lights and sirens and speeding
Bill No.:
SR 153
Bill Location:
New Jersey•Senate
Bill Title:
Urges state attorney general to study best practices regarding law enforcement emergency vehicle lights and sirens and speeding
Full Bill Text NMA Recommendation:
Support
UPDATE January 31, 2020: The bill was automatically tabled by the end of the 2019 legislative session.
SR 153 is a bipartisan bill introduced to the state senate on September 10, 2019. It was reported favorably from the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee in a 4-0-0 vote on November 18, 2019. The bill has not been further assigned in the senate as of December 2, 2019.
The senate resolution calls on the state attorney general, in the public interest, to study the implementation of best practices for law enforcement regarding the proper use of a vehicle’s emergency light and siren system and when to exceed the speed limit. The attorney general’s related practice was last updated September 17, 2009.
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