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Senate Bill S2149
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2009-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1770
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1203-c, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S274
2013-2014: S1062
2009-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2149 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the fine for certain handicapped parking violations PURPOSE : To raise the fine for parking in a handicapped spot. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Subdivision 4 of section 1203-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by 613 of the laws of 2003, is amended to raise the minimum fine for illegally parking in a handicapped parking space from $50-$75 to $50-$100 for the first offense, and raise the minimum fine from $75-$150 to $100-150 for the second offense occur- ring within a period of two years within the same municipality. JUSTIFICATION : All too often, able-bodied people are found parking in one of the precious few parking spaces allotted for the handicapped at public buildings, shopping malls and entertainment venues. Since the current fine is a minuscule $25-50, there is no real deterrent for those individuals who knowingly violate the law. This bill would increase the fine for illegally parking in a handicapped parking space by $25. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2009-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2149 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, DeFRANCISCO, DIAZ, FUSCHILLO, LANZA, MORA- HAN, RANZENHOFER, SALAND, SEWARD, THOMPSON, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the fine for certain handicapped parking violations 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. Except as otherwise provided by local law which imposes a larger 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] ONE HUNDRED dollars for the first offense and [seventy- five] ONE HUNDRED 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 ille- gally parked in a handicapped parking space, or a handicapped parking access aisle. 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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