Assembly Bill A4155

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A4155 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S928
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
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: A1103, S6443
2019-2020: A1893, S1078
2021-2022: A5263, S207

2023-A4155 (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.

2023-A4155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4155
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred 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 section 2 of part A of local law number 126
 of the city of New York for  the  year  2021,  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.
                                                            LBD01711-01-3

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