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Jan 06, 2010 | referred to transportation |
Jan 07, 2009 | referred to transportation |
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A479 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1106, V & T L
A479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A479 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the imposition of monetary penalties upon a registered owner of a motor vehicle engaged in excessive hornhonking PURPOSE: To authorize any city with a population of one million or more to adopt and amend a local law or ordinance imposing fines on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with any local law prohibiting unnecessary horn honking. The summonses will be issued to the owner of the vehicle rather than by driver and need not be served personally. Exceptions are made when the vehicle is clearly not under the responsibility and control of the owner (stolen vehicle, rented or leased vehicle). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding section 1106 to do as follows: * Empower any city with a population of one million or more to enact a local law or ordinance imposing fines on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with any provision of local law regarding excessive horn honking; * In any city adopting a local law to do this, the registrant of the vehicle shall be responsible if such vehicle was used by or operated
A479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 479 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the imposition of monetary penalties upon a registered owner of a motor vehicle engaged in excessive hornhonking THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1106 to read as follows: S 1106. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF LOCAL LAW REGARDING EXCESSIVE NOISE OCCASIONED BY HORNHONK- ING. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF LOCAL LAW REGARDING EXCESSIVE NOISE OCCASIONED BY HORN- HONKING. (B) IN ANY CITY WHICH HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH VEHICLE WAS USED OR OPERATED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION RELATING THERETO AND SUCH VIOLATION IS EVIDENCED BY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A POLICE OFFICER ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN TRAFFIC CONTROL AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SUCH OFFICER ELECTS TO UTILIZE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN LIEU OF PERSONAL SERVICE OF A SUMMONS UPON AN OPERATOR. (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OWNER" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING PROVIDED IN ARTICLE TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER. (D) AN OWNER LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW OR ORDI- NANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR MONETARY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.