Senate Bill S5687

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to false statements in documents submitted to the department of buildings of the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 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-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6785
Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §§28-211.1.2 & 28-104.6.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §4, Chap 542 of 2007
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5525, A8491
2015-2016: S3315, A6747
2017-2018: S4328, A4363
2019-2020: S411, A928
2023-2024: S5049

2021-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to false statements in documents submitted to the department of buildings of the city of New York.

2021-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5687
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York  and
   chapter  542  of the laws of 2007, amending the administrative code of
   the city of New York and the education  law  relating  to  filings  by
   persons  who  have  negligently  or knowingly made false statements in
   documents submitted to the department of buildings of the city of  New
   York, in relation to false statements made to the department of build-
   ings of the city of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 28-211.1.2 of the administrative code of  the  city
 of  New York, as added by local law number 8 of the city of New York for
 the year 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   § 28-211.1.2 Additional penalty for false statements. In  addition  to
 any other penalty provided by law, the commissioner may refuse to accept
 an  application  or other document submitted pursuant to or in satisfac-
 tion of a requirement of this code or of a rule of any agency promulgat-
 ed thereunder that bears the signature of a person, OTHER THAN A  PERSON
 LICENSED  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
 SEVEN OR ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  who  has  been
 found,  after a hearing at the office of administrative trials and hear-
 ings pursuant to the department's rules, to have knowingly or negligent-
 ly made a false statement or to have knowingly or negligently  falsified
 or  allowed  to  be  falsified  any certificate, form, signed statement,
 application, report or certification of the correction  of  a  violation
 required  under  the  provisions of this code or of a rule of any agency
 promulgated thereunder.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER  PENALTY  PROVIDED  BY
 LAW, THE COMMISSIONER MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT AN APPLICATION OR OTHER DOCU-
 MENT  SUBMITTED  PURSUANT TO OR IN SATISFACTION OF A REQUIREMENT OF THIS
 CODE OR OF A RULE OF ANY AGENCY PROMULGATED THEREUNDER  THAT  BEARS  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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