Assembly Bill A11060

                             
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                                   11060
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2026
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   digital  parking  payment applications to provide notice of applicable
   parking restrictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 74-d to read as follows:
   §  74-D.  DIGITAL  PARKING  PAYMENT  APPLICATIONS;  REQUIRED   PARKING
 ENFORCEMENT  NOTICES.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DIGITAL PARKING
 PAYMENT APPLICATION" SHALL MEAN  ANY  MOBILE  APPLICATION,  WEBSITE,  OR
 DIGITAL  PLATFORM  AUTHORIZED  BY  A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ALLOWS A
 USER TO PAY FOR ON-STREET OR MUNICIPALLY OPERATED PARKING.
   2. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT AUTHORIZES OR IMPLEMENTS THE USE  OF
 A  DIGITAL  PARKING  PAYMENT APPLICATION SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH APPLICA-
 TION:
   (A) CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY  DISPLAYS,  IN  A  TEXT  COLOR  THAT  IS
 DIFFERENT  FROM  OTHER TEXT IN SUCH DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATION,
 ALL APPLICABLE PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR THE  SELECTED  PARKING  LOCATION
 PRIOR TO OR AT THE TIME OF PAYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) PERMITTED PARKING DURATION LIMITS;
   (II) METERED PARKING HOURS OF OPERATION;
   (III) NO PARKING, NO STANDING, OR NO STOPPING PERIODS;
   (IV) STREET CLEANING OR ALTERNATE-SIDE PARKING RULES;
   (V) PERMIT-ONLY OR RESTRICTED-USE DESIGNATIONS; AND
   (VI)  ANY OTHER RESTRICTION THAT MAY RESULT IN THE ISSUANCE OF A PARK-
 ING VIOLATION;
   (B) PROVIDES LOCATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT IS REASONABLY ACCURATE
 FOR THE DATE AND TIME SELECTED BY THE USER;
   (C) IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO  REFLECT  CHANGES  IN  APPLICABLE
 PARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS;
   (D)  INCLUDES  A  CLEAR  NOTICE TO USERS WHERE ANY PARKING RESTRICTION
 INFORMATION MAY BE INCOMPLETE OR SUBJECT TO CHANGE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (E) INCLUDES A CLEAR NOTICE TO USERS THAT IF A USER, AFTER BEING  MADE
 AWARE OF APPLICABLE PARKING RESTRICTIONS, PROCEEDS TO VIOLATE SUCH PARK-
 ING  RESTRICTIONS,  SUCH USER MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINES, PENALTIES OR BOTH
 AS SET FORTH IN APPLICABLE STATE LAW,  LOCAL  LAW  OR  LOCAL  ORDINANCE,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ISSUANCE OF A TICKET, TOWING OR VEHI-
 CLE IMMOBILIZATION.
   3. EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT AUTHORIZES OR IMPLEMENTS A  DIGITAL
 PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO SUCH APPLICATION, IN
 A  COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  AND  READABLE  FORMAT,  CURRENT INFORMATION
 REGARDING PARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY  WITH  THIS
 SECTION.
   4.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INVALIDATE OR OTHER-
 WISE AFFECT THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PARKING VIOLATION ISSUED  PURSUANT
 TO APPLICABLE LAW.
   5.  WHERE A CONTRACTOR IS OPERATING A DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICA-
 TION ON BEHALF OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, SUCH CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT  BE
 DEEMED  IN  VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHERE SUCH CONTRACTOR DEMONSTRATES
 THAT THEY REASONABLY RELIED UPON PARKING REGULATION DATA PROVIDED BY THE
 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.