Assembly Bill A5539

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for community service as one of the punishments for the violation of a local law in a municipality

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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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2017-A5539 - Details

Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A216
2011-2012: A977, A8954
2013-2014: A787
2015-2016: A3214

2017-A5539 - Summary

Provides for community service as one of the punishments for the violation of a local law in a municipality.

2017-A5539 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5539
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to punishment
   for the violation of a local law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 10 of the munici-
 pal home rule law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) To provide for the enforcement of local laws by legal or equitable
 proceedings  which  are  or  may  be  provided  or authorized by law, to
 prescribe  that  violations  thereof  shall   constitute   misdemeanors,
 offenses  or infractions and to provide for the punishment of violations
 thereof by civil penalty, fine, forfeiture, COMMUNITY SERVICE or  impri-
 sonment,  or by two or more of such punishments, provided, however, that
 a local law adopted pursuant to subdivision two of  this  section  shall
 provide  only  for such enforcement or punishment as could be prescribed
 if the action of the legislative body were taken  by  ordinance,  resol-
 ution, rule or regulation, as the case may be.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09493-01-7

2017-A5539A - Details

Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A216
2011-2012: A977, A8954
2013-2014: A787
2015-2016: A3214

2017-A5539A - Summary

Provides for community service as one of the punishments for the violation of a local law in a municipality.

2017-A5539A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5539--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ments in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to punishment
   for the violation of a local law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 10 of the munici-
 pal home rule law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) To provide for the enforcement of local laws by legal or equitable
 proceedings  which  are  or  may  be  provided  or authorized by law, to
 prescribe  that  violations  thereof  shall   constitute   misdemeanors,
 offenses  or infractions and to provide for the punishment of violations
 thereof by civil penalty, fine, forfeiture, COMMUNITY SERVICE, WHERE THE
 DEFENDANT HAS CONSENTED TO THE AMOUNT AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH SERVICE, or
 imprisonment, or by two or more of such punishments, provided,  however,
 that  a  local  law  adopted pursuant to subdivision two of this section
 shall provide only for  such  enforcement  or  punishment  as  could  be
 prescribed  if  the  action  of the legislative body were taken by ordi-
 nance, resolution, rule or regulation, as the case may be.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09493-02-8

2017-A5539B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A216
2011-2012: A977, A8954
2013-2014: A787
2015-2016: A3214

2017-A5539B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for community service as one of the punishments for the violation of a local law in a municipality.

2017-A5539B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5539--B
                                                         Cal. No. 834
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ments in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended
   and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
   ing
 
 AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation  to  punishment
   for the violation of a local law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 10 of the munici-
 pal home rule law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) To provide for the enforcement of local laws by legal or equitable
 proceedings which are or may  be  provided  or  authorized  by  law,  to
 prescribe   that   violations  thereof  shall  constitute  misdemeanors,
 offenses or infractions and to provide for the punishment of  violations
 thereof by civil penalty, fine, forfeiture, COMMUNITY SERVICE, WHERE THE
 DEFENDANT  HAS  CONSENTED  TO THE AMOUNT AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH SERVICE,
 PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SUCH  SERVICES  SHALL  NOT
 RESULT  IN  THE DISPLACEMENT OF EMPLOYED WORKERS OR IN THE IMPAIRMENT OF
 EXISTING SERVICES, NOR SHALL THE PERFORMANCE OF  ANY  SUCH  SERVICES  BE
 REQUIRED  OR PERMITTED IN ANY ESTABLISHMENT INVOLVED IN ANY LABOR STRIKE
 OR LOCKOUT, or imprisonment, or by two  or  more  of  such  punishments,
 provided,  however, that a local law adopted pursuant to subdivision two
 of this section shall provide only for such enforcement or punishment as
 could be prescribed if the action of the legislative body were taken  by
 ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, as the case may be.
   § 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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