Senate Bill S7545

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Schenectady

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Current 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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2023-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7653
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1111-g, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L

2023-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Schenectady.

2023-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7545
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  adjudi-
   cations  and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal
   indications in the city of Schenectady; to amend the  public  officers
   law, in relation to accessing records; and providing for the repeal of
   certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1111-g to read as follows:
   §  1111-G.  OWNER  LIABILITY  FOR  FAILURE  OF OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS. (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION
 OF  LAW,  THE  CITY OF SCHENECTADY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
 ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE  ESTABLISHING  A  DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAIL-
 URE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS IN
 SUCH CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH DEMON-
 STRATION PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER SUCH CITY TO INSTALL AND  OPERATE  TRAFF-
 IC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES AT NO MORE THAN
 TWELVE INTERSECTIONS WITHIN SUCH CITY AT ANY ONE TIME.
   2. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS
 OF  THE  VEHICLE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A  PHOTOGRAPH
 OR  PHOTOGRAPHS  ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF A VEHI-
 CLE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CITY HAS MADE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11678-02-3
 S. 7545                             2
              

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