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                                  1932

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CLARK,  AUBRY,  ESPAILLAT, ORTIZ, PHEFFER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, DIAZ, GORDON, MAYERSOHN,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a  fine  for
  parked  or  unattended  semitrailers  or trailers on streets of a city
  with a population of one million or more

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section 1204 of the vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 193 of the laws of 1974, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. In any city with a population of one million or more, whenever  any
police officer, or any person designated by the commissioner of traffic,
finds  a  semitrailer  or  trailer  without  a tractor or towing vehicle
attached, parked or unattended on  any  city  street,  such  officer  or
person designated by the commissioner of traffic is hereby authorized to
provide  for  the  removal  of  such semitrailer or trailer to a garage,
automobile pound or other place of safety.   THE OWNER OR  OTHER  PERSON
LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO THE POSSESSION OF SUCH SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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