Assembly Bill A7070A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "Traffic Ticket Relief Act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7070 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§241 & 227, V & T L

2019-A7070 - Summary

Relates to enacting the "Traffic Ticket Relief Act"; authorizes hearing officers to lower parking and speeding fees based on a case by case basis, to permit the payment of fines and fees in installments.

2019-A7070 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7070
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the
   "traffic ticket relief act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "traffic ticket relief act".
   § 2. Section 241 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. FOR ANY FINE IMPOSED ON A PERSON BY A HEARING EXAMINER PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION, THE HEARING EXAMINER MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FINE AS
 A  RESULT  OF SUCH PERSON'S LACK OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE HEARING EXAMINER
 MAY REQUEST ANY DOCUMENTATION HE OR SHE BELIEVES NECESSARY TO MAKE  SUCH
 A  DETERMINATION.  THE  HEARING  EXAMINER  MAY ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PERSON
 FINED TO PAY SUCH FINE IN INSTALLMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE  HEARING
 EXAMINER.
   § 3. Section 227 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  FOR  ANY FINE IMPOSED ON A PERSON BY A HEARING OFFICER PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, THE HEARING OFFICER MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FINE  AS
 A  RESULT  OF  SUCH PERSON'S LACK OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE HEARING OFFICER
 MAY REQUEST ANY DOCUMENTATION HE OR SHE BELIEVES NECESSARY TO MAKE  SUCH
 A DETERMINATION. THE HEARING OFFICER MAY ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PERSON FINED
 TO  PAY  SUCH FINE IN INSTALLMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE HEARING OFFI-
 CER.
   § 4. 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.
                                                            LBD10545-02-9

2019-A7070A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§241 & 227, V & T L

2019-A7070A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the "Traffic Ticket Relief Act"; authorizes hearing officers to lower parking and speeding fees based on a case by case basis, to permit the payment of fines and fees in installments.

2019-A7070A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7070--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the
   "traffic ticket relief act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "traffic ticket relief act".
   § 2. Section 241 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  FOR ANY FINE IMPOSED ON A PERSON BY A HEARING EXAMINER PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, THE HEARING EXAMINER MAY REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF  ANY  FEES
 ACCRUED  ON  A  CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE HEARING EXAMINER MAY REQUEST ANY
 DOCUMENTATION HE OR SHE BELIEVES NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH A DETERMINATION.
 THE HEARING EXAMINER SHALL ALSO AUTHORIZE ANY PERSON FINED TO  PAY  SUCH
 FINES  AND ASSOCIATED FEES IN INSTALLMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE MUNI-
 CIPALITY.
   § 3. Section 227 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. FOR ANY FINE IMPOSED ON A PERSON BY A HEARING OFFICER  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  HEARING  OFFICER  MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ANY FEES
 ACCRUED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE HEARING  OFFICER  MAY  REQUEST  ANY
 DOCUMENTATION HE OR SHE BELIEVES NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH A DETERMINATION.
 THE  HEARING  OFFICER  SHALL ALSO AUTHORIZE ANY PERSON FINED TO PAY SUCH
 FINES AND ASSOCIATED FEES IN INSTALLMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE  MUNI-
 CIPALITY.
   §  4.  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.
                                                            LBD10545-05-9

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