§ 1102. Obedience to police officers and flagpersons. No person shall\nfail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any\npolice officer or flagperson or other person duly empowered to regulate\ntraffic.\n
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1102
Obedience to police officers and flagpersons
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Barba v. Stewart (2016)
Most recently applied in 75 Misc. 3d 40 - People v. Wahl (Michael) (April 2022)
2014-09-22
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