Senate Bill S6652

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices and owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Kingston

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1111-d, amd §§401 & 1809, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L

2013-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Kingston; establishes a demonstration program for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices in the city of Kingston.

2013-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6652

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. TKACZYK -- 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 and the public officers law,
  in relation to owner liability for failure of operator to comply  with
  traffic-control  indications  and  providing  for  the  repeal of such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1111-d to read as follows:
  S 1111-D. OWNER LIABILITY FOR  FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR  TO  COMPLY  WITH
TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS. (A) 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW, THE CITY OF KINGSTON IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT
AND  AMEND A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF  AN
OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS IN SUCH CITY
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER SUCH CITY TO INSTALL AND  OPERATE  TRAFFIC-CONTROL
SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES AT NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE
INTERSECTIONS WITHIN SUCH CITY AT ANY ONE TIME.
  2. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES  TO
ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH
TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS  SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS
OF  THE  VEHICLE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A  PHOTOGRAPH
OR  PHOTOGRAPHS  ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF A VEHI-
CLE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CITY HAS MADE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (B) IN ANY SUCH CITY WHICH HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL  BE
LIABLE  FOR  A  PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH VEHICLE
WAS USED OR OPERATED WITH  THE  PERMISSION  OF  THE  OWNER,  EXPRESS  OR
IMPLIED, IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEV-

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

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