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Senate Bill S6246

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to removal of motor vehicles for the purpose of satisfying parking violations judgments

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2015-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19-212, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2532

2015-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removal of motor vehicles for the purpose of satisfying parking violations judgments.

2015-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6246

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to the removal of motor vehicles for the purpose of satisfy-
  ing parking violations judgments

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

  Section  1.  Section  19-212 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as amended by local law number 65 of the city of New York  for
the year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  S  19-212  Limitation  on  removal  of  motor vehicles for purposes of
satisfying parking violation judgments. (A)  Notwithstanding  any  other
provision  of law, a COMMERCIAL motor vehicle OR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS, AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
11-801  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  shall not be removed from any street or other
public area solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding judgment
or judgments for parking violations against the owner unless  the  total
amount  of  such  judgment  or judgments, including interest, is greater
than [three] ONE hundred [fifty] dollars.
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MOTOR  VEHICLE  THAT
IS  NOT  SUBJECT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM ANY STREET OR OTHER PUBLIC AREA SOLELY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SATISFYING AN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENT OR JUDGMENTS  FOR  PARKING
VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE OWNER UNLESS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH JUDGMENT OR
JUDGMENTS,  INCLUDING  INTEREST,  IS  GREATER  THAN  THREE HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS.
  (C) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to  prohibit
the  removal  of  a  motor vehicle which is illegally parked, stopped or
standing.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13178-01-5

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