Assembly Bill A5856

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5856

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, COLTON, JAFFEE, HOOPER, SCHI-
  MEL, BRINDISI, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MAGEE,
  MARKEY, ROBINSON, SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  violations  of  the
  uniform fire prevention and building code

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

  Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. WHERE A BUILDING HAS BEEN ALTERED IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION  OF
THE  UNIFORM  CODE  OR  ANY  LAWFUL  ORDER OBTAINED THEREUNDER, AND SUCH
ALTERATION IMPEDES A PERSON'S EGRESS FROM SUCH BUILDING DURING A FIRE OR
OTHER EMERGENCY EVACUATION, THE OWNER OF SUCH BUILDING WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE
OF SUCH ALTERATION OR SHOULD HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ALTERATION SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF  UP  TO  SEVEN  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED
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.
                                                           LBD05306-01-5