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Apr 13, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to cities |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to local government |
Feb 17, 2009 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S2305
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2305 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4119
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §918, County L; add §2203-a, NYC Chart; amd §20-701, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A3992
2013-2014: A5257
2009-S2305 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the NYC department of consumer affairs to adjudicate violations of the laws that it enforces pursuant to rules promulgated by its commissioner; makes procedural provisions for service of notice of violation and entry of judgments; limits penalties; provides for the county clerks to docket the department's judgments in separate volumes.
2009-S2305 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2305 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the county law, the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the adjudication of violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs PURPOSE : The bill would amend the New York City Charter by adding a new Section 2203-a which would authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs to: (1) conduct administrative hearings to adjudicate violations of any laws or rules which are within DCA's enforcement jurisdiction; (2) specify the content and method of service of notices of violation that are sufficient to initiate such hearings; (3) impose civil penalties of up to $500 per violation (except to the extent that penalties are otherwise specifically provided); and (4) authorize the Commissioner to docket final orders as if they were civil money judgments and specify the notice to be provided prior to docketing default decisions. The bill would also amend the County Law to make conforming changes to state law relating to the docketing of final orders. Lastly, the bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York, to include as a "deceptive practice", punishable by a monetary fine, the failure by proprietors or owners of any shop, store or other establishment or service to publicly reveal and display in English,
2009-S2305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2305 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law, the New York city charter and the admin- istrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the adjudi- cation of violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 918 of the county law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 419 and 473 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: 4. Any other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the county clerk in each of the counties within the city of New York is authorized and empowered to maintain separate judgment docket volumes containing the printed transcript or transcripts, in strict alphabetical order of judg- ment made, entered, and docketed in the civil court of the city of New York against individuals, corporations, and other entities on behalf of the parking violations bureau, the environmental control board, the taxi and limousine commission, THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, and the commissioner of jurors of the city of New York. These volumes may be maintained in the form of computer print outs which shall contain the date of judgment, the name and address of the judgment debtor or debtors, the amount of the judgment, and other information which the county clerk may deem necessary to sufficiently describe the parties to the action or proceeding or nature or the manner of the entry of the judgment. Provided, however, with respect to judgments on behalf of the parking violations bureau, the county clerk may, in his OR HER discretion, in lieu of such volumes, maintain the aforementioned data in a micrographic or computer retrievable format. With respect to judg- ments on behalf of the parking violations bureau, such volumes or other format shall be maintained pursuant to this subdivision for only those EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05041-01-9
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