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Assembly Bill A4523A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a fine for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in New York city

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2015-A4523 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1932
2011-2012: A2377
2013-2014: A2619
2017-2018: A3951
2019-2020: A1557
2021-2022: A7148, A9735
2023-2024: A2618

2015-A4523 - Summary

Provides a fine of one thousand dollars for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in a city with a population of one million or more; makes certain exceptions.

2015-A4523 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4523

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, AUBRY, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BRENNAN, COOK, WRIGHT -- 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 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08651-01-5

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2015-A4523A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1932
2011-2012: A2377
2013-2014: A2619
2017-2018: A3951
2019-2020: A1557
2021-2022: A7148, A9735
2023-2024: A2618

2015-A4523A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a fine of one thousand dollars for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in a city with a population of one million or more; makes certain exceptions.

2015-A4523A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4523--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, AUBRY, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BRENNAN, COOK, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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.
                                                           LBD08651-02-5

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