New York
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law (VAT)
981 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 1225-B — Retail sale of frozen desserts by motor vehicle; restrictions
- § 1225-C — Use of mobile telephones
- § 1225-D — Use of portable electronic devices
- § 1226 — Control of steering mechanism
- § 1227 — Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in certain motor vehicles
- § 1228 — Riding in house coach trailers
- § 1229 — Sign required on privately-owned vehicle used in delivery of mail
- § 1229-A — Pedestrians, animals, and non-motorized vehicles prohibited on state expressway highways or state interstate route highways including the...
- § 1229-B — Operation of school, camp and charter omnibuses with passengers standing prohibited
- § 1229-C — Operation of vehicles with safety seats and safety belts
- § 1229-D — School bus attendant
- § 123 — Motorcycle
- § 1230 — Effect of regulations
- § 1231 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or skating or gliding on in-line skates
- § 1232 — Riding on bicycles
- § 1233 — Clinging to vehicles
- § 1234 — Riding on roadways, shoulders, bicycle or in-line skate lanes and bicycle or in-line skate paths
- § 1235 — Carrying articles
- § 1236 — Lamps and other equipment on bicycles
- § 1237 — Method of giving hand and arm signals by bicyclists
- § 1238 — Passengers on bicycles under one year of age prohibited; passengers and operators under fourteen years of age to wear protective headgear...
- § 1239 — Reflective material and devices for in-line skating
- § 124 — Minimum maintenance road
- § 1240 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the second degree
- § 1241 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first degree
- § 1242 — Additional provisions applicable to bicycles with electric assist
- § 1242-A — Operation of a bicycle with electric assist while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- § 1243 — Shared bicycle and shared bicycle with electric assist systems; data protection
- § 125 — Motor vehicles
- § 125-A — Off-highway motorcycle
- § 1250 — Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorcycles
- § 1251 — Riding on motorcycles
- § 1252 — Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
- § 1253 — Clinging to other vehicles
- § 126 — Omnibus
- § 1260 — Effect of regulations
- § 1261 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding or leading horses
- § 1262 — Riding on roadways, shoulders and horse paths
- § 1263 — Carrying articles
- § 1264 — Ban on night riding
- § 1265 — Wearing of helmets
- § 127 — Overhang
- § 1270 — Effect of regulations
- § 1271 — Traffic laws apply to persons operating electric personal assistive mobility devices; local laws
- § 1272 — Operating electric personal assistive mobility devices
- § 1273 — Clinging to vehicles
- § 1274 — Riding on roadways, shoulders and lanes reserved for non-motorized vehicles and devices
- § 1275 — Lamps and other equipment
- § 1276 — Operators to wear protective headgear
- § 1277 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric personal assistive mobility device without reporting
- § 128 — Owner
- § 1280 — Effect of regulations
- § 1281 — Traffic laws apply to persons operating electric scooters; local laws
- § 1282 — Operating electric scooters
- § 1283 — Clinging to vehicles
- § 1284 — Riding on roadways, shoulders, and lanes reserved for non-motorized vehicles and devices
- § 1285 — Lamps and other equipment
- § 1286 — Operators to wear protective headgear
- § 1287 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree
- § 1288 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree
- § 1289 — Operation of an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- § 129 — Park or parking
- § 129-A — Parking area of a shopping center
- § 129-B — Parking lot
- § 130 — Pedestrian
- § 130-A — Wheelchair
- § 131 — Person
- § 131-A — Place of public assembly
- § 132 — Police officer
- § 132-A — Police vehicle
- § 133 — Private road
- § 134 — Public highway
- § 134-A — Qualifying highway
- § 134-B — Radar detector
- § 134-C — Laser detector
- § 135 — Railroad
- § 135-A — Railroad grade crossing
- § 136 — Railroad sign or signal
- § 137 — Railroad train
- § 137-A — Rental vehicle
- § 138 — Residence district
- § 139 — Right of way
- § 140 — Roadway
- § 140-A — In-line skate
- § 140-B — Roller skate
- § 140-C — Skate board
- § 140-D — Roundabout
- § 141 — Safety zone
- § 141-A — Sanitation patrol vehicle
- § 141-B — Sani-vans
- § 142 — School bus
- § 143 — Semitrailer
- § 143-A — Shoulder
- § 144 — Sidewalk
- § 144-A — Slope
- § 144-B — Snow emergency
- § 145 — Stand or standing
- § 145-A — State expressway routes
- § 145-B — State interstate routes
- § 145-C — Snow emergency route
- § 145-D — Definition of snow tire
- § 145-E — Stinger-steered automobile transporter
- § 145-F — Stinger-steered boat transporter
- § 146 — Stop
- § 147 — Stop or stopping
- § 148 — Street
- § 148-A — Taxicab
- § 148-B — Tow truck
- § 149 — Through highway
- § 151-A — Tractor
- § 152 — Traffic
- § 153 — Traffic control devices
- § 154 — Traffic-control signal
- § 155 — Traffic infraction
- § 156 — Trailer
- § 157 — Trolley bus or trolley coach
- § 158 — Truck
- § 158-A — U turn
- § 158-B — Vanpool vehicle
- § 159 — Vehicle
- § 159-A — Waste collection vehicle
- § 160 — Wheel lift
- § 1600 — Provisions of chapter uniform throughout state
- § 1601 — Rights of owners of real property
- § 1602 — Emergency rule
- § 1603 — Delegation of powers
- § 1604 — Local ordinances prohibited
- § 161 — Work area
- § 1610 — General powers and duties
- § 1611 — Effect of department orders
- § 1612 — Enforcement
- § 1613 — Review by courts
- § 1620 — Speed limits on state highways, and on Indian reservations
- § 1621 — Other traffic regulations on state highways and on indian reservations
- § 1622 — Speed limits on county roads and town highways
- § 1623 — Regulation of traffic on the grounds of state departments, institutions of the state university, state hospitals and other state institut...
- § 1624 — Limitation on scope of local speed limits; reports of local speeding convictions to department of transportation
- § 1625 — Traffic regulations on restricted highways
- § 1626 — Regulation of rest and parking areas and scenic overlooks
- § 1627 — Designation of qualifying highways and access highways
- § 1628 — Traffic regulations on bridge approaches to the barge canal system
- § 1629 — Closed or restricted bridges; penalties for noncompliance
- § 1630 — Regulation of traffic on highways under the jurisdiction of certain public authorities and commissions
- § 1631 — Additional traffic regulation on the New York state thruway
- § 1632 — Application of article
- § 1640 — Traffic regulations in all cities and villages
- § 1640-A — Traffic regulations at parking areas and driveways of hospitals, shopping centers, office buildings and office building complexes, places...
- § 1640-B — Residential parking system in the Corn Hill section of the city of Rochester
- § 1640-C — Residential parking system in the city of Rye
- § 1640-D — Residential parking system in the village of Pelham in the county of Westchester
- § 1640-E — Residential parking system in the Tibbetts Brook Park and Yonkers Raceway/Empire City areas of the city of Yonkers
- § 1640-E*2 — Residential parking system in the city of Ithaca in the county of Tompkins
- § 1640-F — Residential parking permit system in the city of Beacon
- § 1640-F*2 — Residential parking system in the city of Auburn in the county of Cayuga
- § 1640-F*3 — Residential parking system in the village of Tarrytown
- § 1640-G — Residential parking system in the village of Tuckahoe in the county of Westchester
- § 1640-H — Residential parking system in the city of Peekskill
- § 1640-H*2 — Residential parking system in the village of Cold Spring in the county of Putnam
- § 1640-I — Residential parking system in the village of Mt
- § 1640-J — Residential parking system in the Garrett Park area of the city of Yonkers
- § 1640-J*2 — Residential parking system in the village of Irvington
- § 1640-K — Residential parking permit system in the city of Rensselaer
- § 1640-L — Residential parking system in the city of Binghamton
- § 1640-M — Residential parking permit system in the city of Albany
- § 1640-O — Residential parking system in the village of Dobbs Ferry in the county of Westchester
- § 1640-O*2 — Residential parking system in the village of Mamaroneck in the county of Westchester
- § 1640-P — Pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo
- § 1640-Q — Residential parking system in the village of Croton-on-Hudson
- § 1640-R — Residential parking system in the village of Floral Park in the county of Nassau
- § 1640-R*2 — Residential parking system in the city of New Rochelle
- § 1640-R*3 — Residential parking system in the city of Rye
- § 1640-S — Residential parking system in the village of Port Chester
- § 1641 — Additional traffic regulations on all highways except state highways maintained by the state in cities and villages
- § 1642 — Additional traffic regulations in cities having a population in excess of one million
- § 1642-A — Bus permit system in cities having a population of one million or more
- § 1642-B — Installation and operation of intelligent speed assistance devices; demonstration program in the city of New York
- § 1643 — Speed limits on highways in cities and villages
- § 1644 — Special speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures in cities and villages
- § 1645 — Exempting fuel oil trucks from use of truck routes in cities having a population in excess of one million
- § 1646 — Application of article
- § 1650 — Traffic regulations on county roads
- § 1651 — Traffic regulations on county roads outside of cities and villages
- § 1652 — Special speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures
- § 1652-A — Traffic signs, signals and marking on highways, roads and streets
- § 1652-B — Supervision and installation of traffic devices in Suffolk county
- § 1660 — Traffic regulation in all towns
- § 1660-A — Traffic regulations at parking areas and driveways of hospitals, shopping centers, office buildings and office building complexes, places...
- § 1662 — Additional traffic regulations in towns in the county of Suffolk
- § 1662-A — Speed limits in certain towns
- § 1662-B — Residential parking system in the town of Eastchester in the county of Westchester
- § 1662-C — Residential parking system in the town of Harrison
- § 1662-D — Residential parking system in the town of Mamaroneck
- § 1662-E — Residential parking system in the town of Hempstead
- § 1663 — Special speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures
- § 1664 — Application of article
- § 1670 — Regulation of traffic within municipal facilities
- § 1671 — Access of motorcycles
- § 1672 — Traffic safety board
- § 1673 — Membership of board
- § 1674 — Organization and reports by the board