Senate Bill S4911

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the parking of a vehicle greater than sixty inches in height within fifteen feet of an intersection

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2021-S4911 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1202, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6359
2019-2020: S2626
2023-2024: S4121

2021-S4911 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the parking of a vehicle greater than sixty inches in height within fifteen feet of an intersection.

2021-S4911 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4911 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4911
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  prohibiting
   the  parking  of  a vehicle greater than sixty inches in height within
   fifteen feet of an intersection

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1202 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. PARK A VEHICLE, WHETHER OCCUPIED OR NOT, EXCEPT TEMPORARILY  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  AND  WHILE  ACTUALLY  ENGAGED  IN LOADING OR UNLOADING
 MERCHANDISE OR PASSENGERS, WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET  OF  THE  NEAREST  INTER-
 SECTION WHERE THE VEHICLE PARKED IS GREATER THAN SIXTY INCHES IN HEIGHT.
   B.  ANY VEHICLE PARKED IN VIOLATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT
 TO PENALTIES SET BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY WITH  THE  POWER  TO  ENACT
 SUCH SANCTIONS.
   C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
 MUNICIPALITY OF THIS STATE, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE  BODY,
 IS  HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS, RULES
 AND ORDINANCES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH,  IN
 ORDER  TO  IMPOSE  A  PENALTY  FOR  VIOLATING  THIS PARAGRAPH, WHICH MAY
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05472-01-1



              

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