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Jan 03, 2018 |
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May 11, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S6170
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
2017-S6170 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3951
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1204, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A1932
2011-2012: A2377
2013-2014: A2619
2015-2016: A4523, A9945
2019-2020: S2761, A1557
2021-2022: S3258, A7148, A9735
2023-2024: S518, A2618
2017-S6170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6170 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would amend paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended by Chapter 193 of the Laws of 1974, to levy a fine for parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on city streets. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill establishes a fine of $1,00o in cities with populations over 1 million for the illegal parking of a semitrailer or trailer on community streets or boulevards. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, the owners or operators of illegally parked tractor-trailers or semitrailers are not fined. The owners can retrieve their vehicles by simply paying a $160 towing fee. For many
2017-S6170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6170 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 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 and a new paragraph 3 is added 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 traf- fic], 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. 3. IF A SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER WITHOUT A TRACTOR OR TOWING VEHICLE ATTACHED IS PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED WHILE IT IS CONNECTED TO A STATE SANCTIONED FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION, THE OWNER OR OTHER PERSON LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO THE POSSESSION OF SUCH SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08511-01-7
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