S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 18, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a
stop work order
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 28-207.2.6 of the administrative code of the city
of New York, as amended by section 47 of part A of local law number 141
of the city of New York for the year 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
S 28-207.2.6 Penalties. In addition to the penalties provided for in
this chapter, any person who fails to comply with a stop work order
shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of [five] TEN thousand
dollars for the initial violation and [ten] TWENTY thousand dollars for
every subsequent violation, to be paid to the department prior to the
rescission of the stop work order; provided, however, this shall not
apply to any work performed to remedy an unsafe or hazardous condition
as authorized by order of the commissioner.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13922-01-6
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