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Assembly Bill A4165

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires dangerous or unsafe structural conditions in structures in New York city to be reported upon knowledge by owners, agents, employees, and engineers

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2009-A4165 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §28-216.1.3, NYC Ad Cd; add §6510-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4078

2009-A4165 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires dangerous or unsafe structural conditions in structures in New York city to be reported upon knowledge thereof by owners, agents, employees, and engineers; provides that failure to do so by a licensed engineer is professional misconduct to be punished by suspension of license.

2009-A4165 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4165

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, CYMBROWITZ, MARKEY,
  GREENE, COLTON, PHEFFER, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  CANESTRARI, COOK, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, JOHN, LANCMAN, MAYERSOHN, NOLAN,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN  ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
  education law, in relation to reporting certain structural problems to
  the New York city department of buildings and penalties for noncompli-
  ance by licensed engineers

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

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 28-216.1.3 to read as follows:
  S 28-216.1.3 NOTIFICATION BY OWNER.  IF ANY STRUCTURE OR PART  OF  ANY
STRUCTURE  IS DISCOVERED OR KNOWN TO BE DANGEROUS OR UNSAFE STRUCTURALLY
BY THE OWNER THEREOF, BY ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE OWNER, OR  BY  ANY
LICENSED ENGINEER, SUCH PERSON SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT THEREOF WITH-
IN  FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF SUCH PERSON'S MAKING SUCH DISCOVERY OR ACQUIR-
ING SUCH KNOWLEDGE.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6510-a  to
read as follows:
  S 6510-A. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; FAILURE OF
ENGINEERS  TO  MAKE  CERTAIN REPORTS. ANY LICENSED ENGINEER WHO FAILS TO
REPORT A DANGEROUS OR UNSAFE CONDITION AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 28-216.1.3
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL  BE  GUILTY  OF
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT AND SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER LICENSE SUSPENDED UPON
A FINDING OF GUILT THEREOF.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05036-01-9

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