Assembly Actions -
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Apr 13, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Apr 06, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 16, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S3328
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S3328 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S3328 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3328 REVISED 04/14/10 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the annual fee for filing a registration plate number by lessors of vehicles in a city having a population of one million or more SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill amends paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 239 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to increase the annual fee for filing a registration plate number by lessors from twelve dollars to sixty dollars per fiscal year in cities having a population of one million or more. JUSTIFICATION : Generally, owners of vehicles are held liable for all parking violations. However, under the Vehicle and Traffic Law, owners of rental cars are exempt from liability if they file with the locality under the provisions of subdivision 2 of section 239 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Under these provisions, rental companies must provide the locality with the names and addresses of motorists who have failed to pay the parking tickets incurred during their rental agreement. Notices of unpaid violations are then mailed directly to the renter. This bill increases the registration fee in cities of a population of one million or more from twelve dollars to sixty dollars. This is
2009-S3328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3328 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the annual fee for filing a registration plate number by lessors of vehicles in a city having 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 f of subdivision 2 of section 239 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: f. The annual fee for filing a registration plate number with the bureau by lessors under this section shall be twelve dollars per fiscal year, EXCEPT THAT IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SUCH FEE SHALL BE SIXTY DOLLARS PER FISCAL YEAR. Lessors shall also provide the bureau with such other additional information in such format as the bureau by regulation may reasonably require. The registration plate number shall not be considered filed with the bureau unless the annual filing fee provided for in this subdivision shall have been paid. Lessors shall not be entitled to a refund, reduction, credit or other consideration in connection with such annual filing fee in the event that such registration plate number is withdrawn from service, destroyed or surrendered during the fiscal year for which such registration plate number shall have been filed. In the event that a lessor files with the bureau registration plate numbers during the fiscal year, the annual filing fee for same shall be prorated on a monthly basis, in accordance with a schedule that the bureau shall promulgate by regulation for such purpose. The primary filing by each lessor for each fiscal year shall be made at least thirty days prior to the commencement of the fiscal year. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01567-02-9
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