Senate Bill S8272A

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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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5539 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S8272 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5539
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-S8272 - Summary

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

2017-S8272 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8272 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8272
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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.
                                                            LBD09493-03-8

2017-S8272A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5539
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-S8272A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S8272A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8272A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8272--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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.
                                                            LBD09493-05-8

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