Assembly Bill A3542

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the removal or seizure of a vehicle for failure to satisfy outstanding parking violation judgments when such vehicle is occupied

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  • 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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2009-A3542 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, V & T L; amd §19-212, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3052
2013-2014: A4340
2015-2016: A5040
2017-2018: A767
2019-2020: A523
2021-2022: A1655

2009-A3542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the removal or seizure of a vehicle for failure to satisfy outstanding parking violation judgments when such vehicle is occupied and, in the city of New York, also prohibits the removal of such a vehicle unless the total amount of outstanding parking judgments is more than $500 and the vehicle cannot be impounded by booting it where it is found; prohibits excessive towing charges.

2009-A3542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3542

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
  DIAZ, HIKIND, HOOPER, V. LOPEZ, MENG -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code
  of the city of New York, in relation to the removal of motor  vehicles
  for the failure to satisfy judgments in certain circumstances

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 1204 of the vehicle and  traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
  3.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MOTOR VEHICLE REGIS-
TERED IN THIS STATE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM ANY STREET OR PUBLIC  AREA
OR  SEIZED  SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATISFYING AN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENT
OR JUDGMENTS FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE OWNER IF SUCH VEHICLE IS
OCCUPIED.
  S 2. Section 19-212 of the administrative code  of  the  city  of  New
York,  as amended by local law number 65 of the city of New York for the
year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  S 19-212 Limitation on removal  of  motor  vehicles  for  purposes  of
satisfying  parking  violation  judgments.  A. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a motor vehicle shall not be removed from  any  street
or other public area solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding
judgment  or  judgments for parking violations against the owner IF SUCH
VEHICLE IS OCCUPIED; IF SUCH VEHICLE IS UNOCCUPIED IT MAY NOT BE REMOVED
unless the total amount of such judgment or judgments, including  inter-
est,  is greater than [three] FIVE hundred [fifty] dollars AND THE VEHI-
CLE CANNOT BE IMPOUNDED BY BOOTING IT WHERE IT IS FOUND.  The provisions
of this section shall not be construed to  prohibit  the  removal  of  a
motor vehicle which is illegally parked, stopped or standing.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01827-01-9

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