Senate Bill S901A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the criminal enforcement of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building code

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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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2013-S901 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A645
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §382, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7235, A10194
2015-2016: S291, A6154
2017-2018: A3798

2013-S901 - Summary

Relates to the criminal enforcement of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building code.

2013-S901 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S901 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   901

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the criminal enforce-
  ment of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building
  code

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  382 of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 135 of the laws  of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2. [Any person, having been served, either personally or by registered
or  certified mail, with an order to remedy any condition found to exist
in, on,  or  about  any  building  in  violation  of  the  uniform  fire
prevention  and  building code, who shall fail to comply with such order
within the time fixed by the regulations promulgated  by  the  secretary
pursuant  to subdivision one of section three hundred eighty-one of this
article, such time period to be stated in the order, and]
  (A) ANY PERSON, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY  PARTNER-
SHIP,  OR  CORPORATION  OWNING,  IN CONTROL OF, AGENT FOR, TENANT OF, OR
OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PROPERTY OR BUILDING,  HAVING  BEEN  SERVED,
EITHER  PERSONALLY  OR  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR OF SECTION THREE
HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND  RULES,  WITH  AN  ORDER  TO
REMEDY ANY CONDITION FOUND TO EXIST IN, ON, OR ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR ANY
BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND
BUILDING CODE, WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH SUCH ORDER WITHIN THE TIME STAT-
ED  THEREIN  OR  any  owner,  builder, PROPERTY MANAGER, PROPERTY AGENT,
architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor,  construction  superinten-
dent  or  their  agents or any other person [taking part or assisting in
the construction of any building], LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,  LIMITED

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

2013-S901A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A645
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §382, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7235, A10194
2015-2016: S291, A6154
2017-2018: A3798

2013-S901A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the criminal enforcement of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building code.

2013-S901A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S901A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 901--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development in accordance with Senate  Rule
  6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the criminal  enforce-
  ment of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building
  code

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  382  of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  135  of  the  laws  of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. (A). Any person, having been served, either personally or by regis-
tered or certified mail, with an order to remedy any condition found  to
exist  in,  on,  or  about any building in violation of the uniform fire
prevention and building code, who shall fail to comply with  such  order
within  the  time  fixed by the regulations promulgated by the secretary
pursuant to subdivision one of section three hundred eighty-one of  this
article,  such  time  period  to  be stated in the order, and any owner,
builder,  architect,  tenant,  contractor,  subcontractor,  construction
superintendent  or  their  agents  or  any  other  person taking part or
assisting in the  construction  of  any  building  who  shall  knowingly
violate  any  of  the  applicable  provisions of the uniform code or any
lawful order of a local government, a county or the secretary made ther-
eunder  regarding  standards  for  construction,  maintenance,  or  fire
protection  equipment  and systems, shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than one thousand dollars per day of violation, or imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both.

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

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