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Assembly Bill A10491

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Doubles the fines for speeding infractions committed in residential neighborhoods

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2011-A10491 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1800-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3074
2015-2016: A4542

2011-A10491 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Doubles the fines for speeding infractions committed in residential neighborhoods.

2011-A10491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10491

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to doubling the
  fines for speeding infractions committed in residential neighborhoods

  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 1800-a to read as follows:
  S 1800-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED
OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND ANY RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL FINES
FOR SPEEDING INFRACTIONS, PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, WHICH ARE  COMMITTED
IN  A  RESIDENTIAL  DISTRICT  OR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO
THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OTHERWISE  SET  OUT  IN
THIS CHAPTER FOR SUCH INFRACTIONS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Provided that the commissioner of motor  vehicles  is
immediately  authorized  and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal
any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of  this
act on its effective date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16065-01-2

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