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Senate Bill S5775

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands

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2017-S5775 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A395
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1220, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7668, A10760
2013-2014: S2311, A398
2015-2016: S2918, A1146

2017-S5775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands.

2017-S5775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5775
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  increasing
   fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1220 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 418 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (c) A violation of the provisions of subdivision (a) of  this  section
 shall  be punishable by a fine not to exceed [three] SEVEN hundred fifty
 dollars and/or a requirement to perform services for a  public  or  not-
 for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency not to exceed
 ten  hours  and  for any second or subsequent violation by a fine not to
 exceed [seven] ONE THOUSAND FOUR hundred dollars and/or a requirement to
 perform services for a public  or  not-for-profit  corporation,  associ-
 ation, institution or agency not to exceed fifteen hours.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00400-01-7

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