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Assembly Bill A4515

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Designates illegal parking in handicapped parking spaces, including off street parking spaces, as a two point violation

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2009-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1203-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A138

2009-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates illegal parking in handicapped parking spaces, including off street parking spaces, as a two point violation.

2009-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4515

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALKER, ALFANO, McKEVITT, THIELE, BARRA, McDO-
  NOUGH, CROUCH, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
  for illegal parking in handicapped parking spaces

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 1203-b of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 203 of the laws of 1981, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  2.  [It]  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION IT
shall be a violation WITH A VALUE OF TWO POINTS for any person to  stop,
stand  or  park  a  vehicle  in any area designated as a place for hand-
icapped parking unless the vehicle bears a permit issued  under  section
[one  thousand two hundred three-a] TWELVE HUNDRED THREE-A OF THIS ARTI-
CLE or a registration issued under section four hundred four-a  of  this
chapter  and  such  vehicle  is  being  used for the transportation of a
severely disabled or handicapped person.  [This  subdivision  shall  not
apply to a violation of section twelve hundred three-c of this chapter.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01605-01-9

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