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Senate Bill S1078

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order

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2019-S1078 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1893
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §28-207.2.6, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9325
2017-2018: S6443, A1103
2021-2022: S207, A5263
2023-2024: S928, A4155
2025-2026: S1286, A4212

2019-S1078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order; increases fines from $6,000 to $10,000 for initial violation and $12,000 to $20,000 for subsequent violations.

2019-S1078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1078
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 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 local law number 157 of the city of New York
 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   § 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  [$6,000]  $10,000
 for  the  initial  violation  and [$12,000] $20,000 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD00780-01-9

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