Assembly Bill A1557

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides a fine for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in New York city

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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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2019-A1557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2761
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1932
2011-2012: A2377
2013-2014: A2619
2015-2016: A4523, A9945
2017-2018: A3951, S6170
2021-2022: A7148, A9735, S3258
2023-2024: A2618, S518

2019-A1557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a fine of one thousand dollars for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in a city with a population of one million or more; makes certain exceptions.

2019-A1557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1557
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred 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.
                                                            LBD04502-01-9

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