Authorizes the city of Newburgh to establish an administrative tribunal for the adjudication of parking infractions; further authorizes the city of Newburgh to provide for the appointment of hearing examiners.

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S3959-2011 Actions

• Aug 17, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.408
• Aug 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 19, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 19, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 19, 2012: home rule request
• Jun 19, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.358
• Jun 19, 2012: substituted for a9771
• Mar 5, 2012: referred to transportation
• Mar 5, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Mar 5, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 5, 2012: HOME RULE REQUEST
• Jan 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 24, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 23, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.90
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to transportation
• Jun 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: HOME RULE REQUEST
• Jun 13, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 7, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 6, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.987
• Mar 10, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S3959-2011 Meetings

Local Government: Jan 23, 2012, Local Government: Jun 6, 2011

S3959-2011 Calendars

Active List: Mar 5, 2012 , Active List: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 29, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 1, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011

S3959-2011 Votes

S3959-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3959

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to authorize the city of Newburgh
to establish an administrative tribunal
for the adjudication of parking infractions

PURPOSE:
Authorizes the city of Newburgh to establish an administrative
tribunal to handle all parking tickets.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new section
to allow the City of Newburgh to establish an administrative tribunal
for the adjudication of parking infractions. It also authorizes the
City of Newburgh to provide for the appointment, through local law,
of hearing examiners for such administrative adjudications from a
list of eligible candidates in accordance with the provisions of
Article 2-B of the Vehicle & Traffic Law. This bill is based on
Chapter 627 of the Laws of 2005 which authorized the City of Utica to
establish such an administrative tribunal.

EXISTING LAW:
Currently, Newburgh is not authorized to establish an administrative
tribunal to handle parking tickets.

JUSTIFICATION:
Parking tickets in Newburgh are currently handled by the City Court
which requires numerous hours of court time and use of court
personnel. These tickets are rarely adjudicated because of the more
serious criminal cases and infractions pending in the Newburgh City
Court. Further,
since these tickets are not adjudicated, the City of Newburgh loses
significant revenue each year. This bill would help the City to
adjudicate over 60,000 outstanding tickets and collect fines that are
totaling over $3 million.

The City of Newburgh has requested this bill to reduce City Court case
backlogs, increase traffic infraction penalty collections, to
establish a more efficient way to manage the parking ticket system,
and to establish a system whereby motorists would abide by the
parking laws established by the City.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.8311 of 2006
S.641  of 2009/2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City of Newburgh anticipates to increase its collection of parking
ticket revenues.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S3959-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    3959

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               March 10, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

  AN ACT to authorize the city of Newburgh to establish an  administrative
    tribunal for the adjudication of parking infractions

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The city of Newburgh, acting through its governing body, is
  hereby authorized to establish an administrative tribunal for the  adju-
  dication  of  parking  infractions, subject to the provisions of article
  2-B of the vehicle and traffic law. The city of Newburgh is in  addition
  authorized  to provide by local law for the appointment of hearing exam-
  iners for such administrative adjudications  from  a  list  of  eligible
  candidates  including,  but not limited to, judges, magistrates or other
  officers within the city who have satisfied  established  standards,  in
  accordance with the provisions of article 2-B of the vehicle and traffic
  law.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10144-01-1