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Assembly Bill A4859

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the establishment of a demonstration program in the Oyster Ponds unified school district for school speed zone enforcement

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2009-A4859 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง223-a, V & T L

2009-A4859 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the establishment of a demonstration program in the Oyster Ponds unified school district for school speed zone enforcement.

2009-A4859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4859

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ALESSI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ZEBROW-
  SKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  a  demon-
  stration  program in the Oyster Ponds unified school district relating
  to the installation of school  speed  zone  enforcement  cameras;  and
  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 223-a to read as follows:
  S  223-A.  SCHOOL SPEED ZONE ENFORCEMENT CAMERA DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE-
BY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ESTABLISH A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, WITHIN
THE OYSTER PONDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, COUNTY
OF SUFFOLK, IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR
FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE LAWS.
THE  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OPERATING IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT,
FOR PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
INSTALL  AND  OPERATE  SCHOOL ZONE SPEED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ATTACHED TO
ROADSIDE CURRENT SPEED DISPLAY SIGNS LOCATED IN ANY SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFE-
TY AND SPEED ZONE WITHIN THE OYSTER PONDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  2. THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH  VEHICLE  WAS  USED  OR  OPERATED  WITH  THE
PERMISSION OF THE OWNER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN VIOLATION OF ANY RULE OR
REGULATION RELATING TO MAXIMUM SCHOOL SPEED LIMITS ADOPTED BY SUCH MUNI-
CIPALITY,  AND  SUCH VIOLATION IS EVIDENCED BY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM
AN ENFORCEMENT CAMERA.
  3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OWNER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, CORPO-
RATION, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, AGENCY, ASSOCIATION, LESSOR, OR  ORGANIZATION
WHO  AT  THE  TIME  OF  THE ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE OF VIOLATION IN WHICH A
VEHICLE IS OPERATED:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08062-01-9
              

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