Assembly Bill A5743

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street

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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-A5743 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1229-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7911
2021-2022: A1387
2023-2024: A6645

2019-A5743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street.

2019-A5743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5743
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, ORTIZ, WILLIAMS, D'URSO, GALEF -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HYNDMAN -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
   the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1229-e to read as follows:
   § 1229-E. PROHIBITION OF A FULLY CONCEALED VEHICLE PARKED ON A  PUBLIC
 STREET.  (1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "FULLY CONCEALED VEHICLE"
 SHALL MEAN A VEHICLE COVERED WITH AN OPAQUE MATERIAL WHERE  THE  LICENSE
 PLATE, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND OTHER
 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, AND ALL WINDOWS ARE NOT VISIBLE.
   (2)  THE  PARKING  OR STORING OF A FULLY CONCEALED VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC
 STREET SHALL BE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
   (3) ANY VEHICLE PARKED ON A PUBLIC STREET IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE IMPOUND AND TOWING TO A LOCATION WHERE THE
 SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE VEHICLE SHALL BE DETERMINED.
   (4) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
 MUNICIPALITY  OF  THIS STATE, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY,
 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS,  RULES
 AND  ORDINANCES,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IN
 ORDER TO IMPOSE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THIS SECTION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE.
   (5) IF THE VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE DETERMINED TO BE OF NO  SAFETY
 THREAT,  THE  VEHICLE  SHALL  BE RELEASED SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL
 SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07202-01-9

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