N.Y. VAT Law § 1117
This is the official text of N.Y. VAT Law § 1117, part of New York’s VAT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "VAT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Traffic-control signals; malfunction
Official statutory text
§ 1117. Traffic-control signals; malfunction. Except when directed to\nproceed by a police officer, every operator of a motor vehicle\napproaching an intersection governed by a traffic-control signal which\nis out of service or otherwise malfunctioning shall stop in the manner\nrequired for stop signs set forth in section eleven hundred seventy-two\nof this title, and proceed according to the rules of right of way for\nvehicles set forth in article twenty-six of this title.\n
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