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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, J. RIVERA, WEISENBERG, CUSICK, MILLMAN,
  REILLY, FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, JOHN, LUPARDO,
  PHEFFER, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Trans-
  portation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to imposing
  points on a person's license for illegally parking  in  a  handicapped
  parking space

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1203-c of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 613 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read
as follows:
  4. (A) Except as otherwise provided by local law which imposes a larg-
er maximum fine, any person who stops, stands or parks in spaces clearly
marked for use by the handicapped in accordance with this section, with-
out a special vehicle identification parking permit, a special municipal
parking permit or whose motor vehicle is not  registered  in  accordance
with  section four hundred four-a of this chapter and being used for the
transportation of a handicapped person; or with such permit or registra-
tion and such person is not the one to whom the permit  or  registration
was issued or is not transporting the person issued the permit or regis-
tration;  or any person who parks in a handicapped parking access aisle;
shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more  than
seventy-five  dollars  for  the  first  offense  and seventy-five to one
hundred fifty dollars for the second offense occurring within  a  period
of  two  years  within the same municipality. The arresting or ticketing
officer shall issue a summons to violators of this section. A  ticketing
officer  issuing  a summons pursuant to this section may provide for the
removal and storage of a motor vehicle illegally parked in a handicapped
parking space, or a handicapped parking access aisle.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (B) IN ADDITION TO THE FINE IMPOSED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION,  EVERY  PERSON  CONVICTED  OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A PENALTY IN THE FORM OF  ONE  POINT  AGAINST  SUCH  PERSON'S
DRIVERS LICENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.