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Green Bay Police Department
Friday October 18th, 2019 :: 11:42 a.m. CDT

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October 19th is National Move Over Day

Saturday, October 19th 2019 has been designated as “National Move Over Day.

National Move Over Day is a day for law enforcement officers, emergency responders and road maintenance workers to remind the public that they are a husband, wife, father, mother, friend, brother or sister of someone who wants to go home after their shift.

To help safeguard law enforcement officers, emergency responders, road maintenance workers, and others who work on the side of highways, Wisconsin has a "Move Over Law" (Wis. Stat. s. 346.072).

Drivers violating this statute are subject to a fine of $263.50 and 3 demerit points on their drivers license.

Essentially, the law states that drivers must provide a safety zone for stopped law enforcement, emergency and maintenance vehicles.

The law requires drivers to shift lanes or slow-down in order to provide a "safety zone" for a squad car, ambulance, fire truck, tow truck, utility vehicle, or highway maintenance vehicle that is stopped on the side of a road with its warning lights flashing.

#MOVEOVER

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Green Bay Police Department
307 South Adams Street
Green Bay, WI 54301

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 920-448-3200

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