Senate Bill S3265

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to actions for illegal and improper practices of commercial towing companies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2023-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A834
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-A §§170 & 171, Lien L; amd §399-xx, Gen Bus L; amd §20-509, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6201, CPLR; add §631, BC L; amd §609, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10240
2019-2020: S6067, A2593
2021-2022: S698, A1041

2023-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a lien against personal and real property of the owner of a commercial towing company for illegal and improper practices; creates personal liability for members of an LLC and certain corporate shareholders.

2023-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3265
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the lien law, the general business law and the  adminis-
   trative  code  of  the  city of New York, in relation to liens against
   commercial towing companies for illegal and improper towing practices;
   to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to grounds  for
   attachment;  to  amend  the  business  corporation law, in relation to
   holding shareholders of non-publicly  traded  corporations  personally
   liable  for  certain  judgments;  and  to  amend the limited liability
   company law, in relation to holding the ten members with  the  largest
   ownership  interests  in a company personally liable for certain judg-
   ments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The lien law is amended by adding a new article 7-A to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 7-A
        LIEN ON COMMERCIAL TOWING COMPANIES FOR IMPROPER PRACTICES
 SECTION 170. LIEN  FOR  VIOLATIONS  ASSOCIATED  WITH ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER
                PRACTICES RELATING TO THE TOWING OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
         171. ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN.
   § 170. LIEN FOR VIOLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ILLEGAL OR  IMPROPER  PRAC-
 TICES RELATING TO THE TOWING OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 1. A PERSON SHALL HAVE A
 LIEN  AGAINST  ANY  INTEREST  IN PROPERTY OF A COMMERCIAL TOWING COMPANY
 ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIM OF ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER  PRACTICES  RELATING  TO
 THE  TOWING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN-B
 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, INCLUDING  BY  NOT  LIMITED  TO  SECTION
 19-169.1  OF  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE  CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE
 AGREED PRICE OF SUCH TOWING OR, IF THE  TOWING  WAS  WITHOUT  THE  PRIOR
 CONSENT OR AUTHORIZATION OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER, THE AMOUNT CHARGED
 FOR  THE  SERVICE,  FROM  THE  TIME  OF  FILING A NOTICE OF SUCH LIEN AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00585-01-3
              

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