Senate Bill S3215

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Increases the fine for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight

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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-S3215 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1658
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-170, NYC Ad Cd; amd §237, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5465, A8363
2021-2022: S3259, A3817
2023-2024: S519, A1186

2019-S3215 - Summary

Provides for increased fines for overnight parking of tractor-trailer combinations, tractors, truck trailers and semi-trailers on residential streets in the city of New York.

2019-S3215 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3215 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3215
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 and  the
   vehicle  and traffic law, in relation to increasing the fine for trac-
   tor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of  subdivision  c of section 19-170 of the
 administrative code of the city of New York, as added by chapter 458  of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. A first violation of this section, when the commercial vehicle is a
 tractor-trailer  combination,  tractor,  truck  trailer or semi-trailer,
 shall be punishable by a monetary  fine  of  [two  hundred  fifty]  FOUR
 HUNDRED  dollars.  Any  such subsequent violation of this section by the
 same owner, as defined in paragraph a of subdivision one of section  two
 hundred  thirty-nine  of the vehicle and traffic law, within a six month
 period shall be punishable by a monetary fine of five hundred dollars.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  458  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. To provide for penalties other than imprisonment  for  (a)  parking
 violations  in  accordance  with a schedule of monetary fines and penal-
 ties, provided however, that monetary penalties shall not  exceed  fifty
 dollars for each parking violation other than (i) in a city with a popu-
 lation  of  one  million  or  more, violations committed in spaces where
 stopping or standing is prohibited for which  monetary  penalties  shall
 not  exceed one hundred dollars and, (ii) handicapped parking violations
 for which monetary penalties shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars;
 and (b) abandoned vehicle violations, except in a city with a population
 of one million or more, provided however, that monetary penalties  shall
 not  be  less  than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S3215A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1658
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-170, NYC Ad Cd; amd §237, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5465, A8363
2021-2022: S3259, A3817
2023-2024: S519, A1186

2019-S3215A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for increased fines for overnight parking of tractor-trailer combinations, tractors, truck trailers and semi-trailers on residential streets in the city of New York.

2019-S3215A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3215A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3215--A
     Cal. No. 261
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
   vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the fine for  trac-
   tor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  c  of  section  19-170  of  the
 administrative  code of the city of New York, as added by chapter 458 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. A first violation of this section, when the commercial vehicle is a
 tractor-trailer combination, tractor,  truck  trailer  or  semi-trailer,
 shall  be  punishable  by  a  monetary  fine of [two hundred fifty] FOUR
 HUNDRED dollars. Any such subsequent violation of this  section  by  the
 same  owner, as defined in paragraph a of subdivision one of section two
 hundred thirty-nine of the vehicle and traffic law, within a  six  month
 period  shall  be  punishable by a monetary fine of [five] EIGHT hundred
 dollars.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  458  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. To provide for penalties other than imprisonment  for  (a)  parking
 violations  in  accordance  with a schedule of monetary fines and penal-
 ties, provided however, that monetary penalties shall not  exceed  fifty
 dollars for each parking violation other than (i) in a city with a popu-
 lation  of  one  million  or  more, violations committed in spaces where
 stopping or standing is prohibited for which  monetary  penalties  shall
 not  exceed one hundred dollars and, (ii) handicapped parking violations
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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