senate Bill S9123

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to school safety measures

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Jun 22, 2018 referred to rules

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S9123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1180-b, add §§1800-a & 1801-a, V & T L; amd §12, Chap 43 of 2014; amd §15, Chap 189 of 2013

S9123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New York; makes technical corrections relating to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New York; extends provisions of law relating to establishing in a city with a population of one million or more a school speed zones by means of photo devices; doubles the fines for traffic infractions and misdemeanors committed in school traffic control zones (view more) provides that all monetary penalties collected pursuant to section 1180-b of the vehicle and traffic law shall be used exclusively for the purpose of the placement of either a traffic light or stop sign at every intersection or corner immediately surrounding a school safety zone within such school zone pursuant to section 1800-a of the vehicle and traffic law.

S9123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S9123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9123

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 22, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LANZA,  GOLDEN,  FELDER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to photo  speed
  violation  monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New
  York; to amend chapter 43 of the laws of 2014,  amending  the  vehicle
  and traffic law, the public officers law and the general municipal law
  relating  to  photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed
  zones in the city  of  New  York,  in  relation  to  making  technical
  corrections  thereto; to amend chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amend-
  ing the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers  law  relating
  to  establishing  in a city with a population of one million or more a
  demonstration program implementing speed violation monitoring  systems
  in  school  speed  zones by means of photo devices, in relation to the
  effectiveness thereof; to  amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
  relation  to  doubling  the  fines for traffic infractions and traffic
  misdemeanors committed in school traffic control zones; and  to  amend
  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain monetary penalties

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of  section  1180-b  of  the
vehicle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 43 of the laws of 2014,
is amended to read as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of New York is
hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary
liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an  operator  thereof
to comply with posted maximum speed limits in a school speed zone within
[the]  SUCH  city (i) when a school speed limit is in effect as provided
in paragraphs one and two of subdivision (c) of section  eleven  hundred
eighty  of this article or (ii) when other speed limits are in effect as
provided in subdivision (b), (d), (f) or (g) of section  eleven  hundred
eighty  of  this  article during the following times: (A) on school days
during school hours and one hour before and one hour  after  the  school
day,  and (B) a period during student activities at the school and up to
thirty minutes immediately before and up to thirty  minutes  immediately

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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