State Law Conflicts Affect Mutual Aid
Some Rensselaer County, N. Y. fire companies seeking to send apparatus out of New York State in answer to fire calls and to obtain repairs are finding it difficult to do so because of conflicts in the laws of neighboring states. Fire apparatus are not considered moter vehicles by New York laws and as a result do not require license plates be displayed.
In one case, the Petersburg Fire Department wished to send a pumper into Massachusetts for repairs. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles ruled it could not be done without that State’s repair plates.
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