Senate Bill S7125

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7125 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5634
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-214, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2290

2009-S7125 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars.

2009-S7125 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7125

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 15, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the towing of vehicles for unpaid fines

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 19-214 to read as follows:
  S  19-214  TOWING  OF  VEHICLES  FOR UNPAID FINES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A VEHICLE SHALL NOT BE  TOWED  AS  A  RESULT  OF
UNPAID  PARKING  FINES UNLESS SUCH FINES AMOUNT TO AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05038-02-0

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