A7826-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars

Bill A7826-2011

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars.

Details

Versions A7826-2011
Sponsor:Stevenson
Multi-sponsor(s): Braunstein, Katz, Wright
Co-sponsor(s): Lopez V, Robinson, Colton, Scarborough, Weprin, Hooper, Dinowitz, Cook
Committee: CITIES
Law Section: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Law: Add §19-214, NYC Ad Cd

Actions

Jan 4, 2012: referred to cities
May 18, 2011: referred to cities

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STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________

7826

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 18, 2011
___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STEVENSON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, COOK, DINOWITZ, HOOPER, V. LOPEZ, ROBINSON,  SCAR-
  BOROUGH,  WEPRIN, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the towing of vehicles for unpaid fines

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 19-214 to read as follows:
  S  19-214  TOWING  OF  VEHICLES  FOR UNPAID FINES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A VEHICLE SHALL NOT BE  TOWED  AS  A  RESULT  OF
UNPAID  PARKING  FINES UNLESS SUCH FINES AMOUNT TO AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11318-01-1

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