Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands.

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S2311-2013 Actions

• May 23, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 22, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 21, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.683
• Jan 15, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2311-2013 Meetings

Transportation: May 21, 2013

S2311-2013 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2013

S2311-2013 Votes

S2311-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2311

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to increasing fines for throwing refuse on highways and
adjacent lands

PURPOSE:  To create a greater deterrent to littering on New York
highways and adjacent lands.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the vehicle and traffic law to increase the current
fine of $350 to $700 for the first offense and from $700 to $1,400 for
the second offense.

JUSTIFICATION:  New York's roadways continue to become littered
despite the fines currently under existing law. Increasing these fines
will act as a greater deterrent to these acts.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2012- S.7668/A.10760

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: On the 30th day after it shall have become law.

S2311-2013 Text

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

                                    2311

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 15, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
    when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  increasing
    fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands

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


    Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1220 of the vehicle and  traffic
  law,  as  amended by chapter 418 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
  as follows:

    (c) A violation of the provisions of subdivision (a) of  this  section
  shall  be punishable by a fine not to exceed [three] SEVEN hundred fifty
  dollars and/or a requirement to perform services for a  public  or  not-
  for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency not to exceed
  ten  hours  and  for any second or subsequent violation by a fine not to
  exceed [seven] ONE THOUSAND FOUR hundred dollars and/or a requirement to
  perform services for a public  or  not-for-profit  corporation,  associ-
  ation, institution or agency not to exceed fifteen hours.
    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.
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