S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9945
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a fine for
parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on streets of a city
with a population of one million or more
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section 1204 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 193 of the laws of 1974, is
amended and a new paragraph 3 is added to read as follows:
2. In any city with a population of one million or more, whenever any
police officer, or any person designated by the commissioner [of traf-
fic], finds a semitrailer or trailer without a tractor or towing vehicle
attached, parked or unattended on any city street, such officer or
person designated by the commissioner [of traffic] is hereby authorized
to provide for the removal of such semitrailer or trailer to a garage,
automobile pound or other place of safety. THE OWNER OR OTHER PERSON
LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO THE POSSESSION OF SUCH SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
3. IF A SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER WITHOUT A TRACTOR OR TOWING VEHICLE
ATTACHED IS PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED WHILE IT IS CONNECTED TO A STATE
SANCTIONED FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION, THE OWNER OR OTHER PERSON
LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO THE POSSESSION OF SUCH SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER SHALL
NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH
TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08651-03-6
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