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Assembly Bill A422

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases fines for violations relating to excessive weight on vehicles in cities not wholly contained in one county; doubles fines for second and repeat offenses

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2009-A422 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง385, V & T L

2009-A422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for violations relating to excessive weight on vehicles in cities not wholly contained in one county; doubles fines for second and repeat offenses.

2009-A422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   422

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  weight
  restriction violation in cities not wholly contained within one county

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of subdivision  19  of  section
385  of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (a) as added by section 6
of part C of chapter 59 of the laws of 2004, the opening  paragraphs  of
paragraphs  (c)  and (d) as amended by section 7 of part C of chapter 59
of the laws of 2004, and paragraphs (c) and (d) as added by chapter  929
of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  violation of the provisions of subdivision eight, nine, or ten
of this section by any vehicle or combination of vehicles  whose  weight
exceeds  the  weight  limitations  as  set  forth  in this section, or a
violation of such rules and regulations, by any vehicle  or  combination
of  vehicles whose weight exceeds the weight limitations as set forth in
this section or such rules and regulations, or a violation of the weight
limitations specified by permit issued pursuant to  subdivision  fifteen
of  this  section  shall be punishable by fines levied on the registered
owner of the vehicle or vehicles, whether at the time of  the  violation
the  vehicle  was  in  the charge of the registered owner or the owner's
agent or lessee in accordance with the following schedule:

  Percent of excess weight                                Amount of fine
  (percentage)                                                (dollars)
  greater than                  less than or equal to
        0                            2.0                            150
        2.0                          4.0                            300
        4.0                          6.0                            450
        6.0                          7.0                            525
        7.0                          8.0                            600
        8.0                         10.0                            750

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