Senate Bill S1167

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to liability of vehicle owners for toll collection violations

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  • 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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2017-S1167 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1611
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Desig §2985 to be Title 11-A, add Title Head, amd §§2985 & 1209-a, Pub Auth L; amd §240, V & T L; amd §§2, 16-a, 16-b & 16-c, Chap 774 of 1950
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7593
2015-2016: S2247, A7602

2017-S1167 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to liability of vehicle owners for toll collection violations.

2017-S1167 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1167
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the vehicle and traffic  law
   and  chapter  774  of  the laws of 1950, relating to agreeing with the
   state of New Jersey with respect to rules  and  regulations  governing
   traffic  on  vehicular  crossings  operated  by  the  port of New York
   authority, in  relation  to  liability  of  vehicle  owners  for  toll
   collection violations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2985 of the public authorities  law  is  designated
 title 11-A and a new title heading is added to read as follows:
                              TOLL COLLECTIONS
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 2985 of the public authorities law, as
 added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every public  authority
 which  operates  a  toll highway bridge and/or tunnel facility is hereby
 authorized and empowered to impose monetary liability on the owner of  a
 vehicle  for  failure  [of  an operator thereof] to comply with the toll
 collection regulations of such public authority in accordance  with  the
 provisions of this section.
   §  3.  Subdivision 5 of section 2985 of the public authorities law, as
 added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   5. An owner found liable for a  violation  of  toll  collection  regu-
 lations  pursuant to this section shall for a first violation thereof be
 liable for THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSED TOLLS AND OTHER  CHARGES  AND
 FEES IN ADDITION TO a monetary penalty not to exceed [fifty] ONE HUNDRED
 dollars  or two times the toll evaded whichever is greater; for a second
 violation thereof both within eighteen months be  liable  for  THE  FULL
 AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSED TOLLS AND OTHER CHARGES AND FEES IN ADDITION TO a
 monetary  penalty  not to exceed [one] TWO hundred dollars or five times
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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