Assembly Bill A1655

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the removal or seizure of a vehicle for failure to satisfy outstanding parking violation judgments when such vehicle is occupied

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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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2021-A1655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, V & T L; amd §19-212, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3542
2011-2012: A3052
2013-2014: A4340
2015-2016: A5040
2017-2018: A767
2019-2020: A523

2021-A1655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the removal or seizure of a vehicle for failure to satisfy outstanding parking violation judgments when such vehicle is occupied and, in the city of New York, also prohibits the removal of such a vehicle unless the total amount of outstanding parking judgments is more than $500 and the vehicle cannot be impounded by booting it where it is found; prohibits excessive towing charges.

2021-A1655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1655
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PERRY, CRUZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative  code
   of  the city of New York, in relation to the removal of motor vehicles
   for the failure to satisfy judgments in certain circumstances

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (b) of section 1204 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MOTOR VEHICLE  REGIS-
 TERED  IN THIS STATE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM ANY STREET OR PUBLIC AREA
 OR SEIZED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATISFYING AN  OUTSTANDING  JUDGMENT
 OR JUDGMENTS FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE OWNER IF SUCH VEHICLE IS
 OCCUPIED.
   §  2.  Section  19-212  of  the administrative code of the city of New
 York, as amended by local law number 65 of the city of New York for  the
 year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   §  19-212  Limitation  on  removal  of  motor vehicles for purposes of
 satisfying parking violation judgments.  A.  Notwithstanding  any  other
 provision  of  law, a motor vehicle shall not be removed from any street
 or other public area solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding
 judgment or judgments for parking violations against the owner  IF  SUCH
 VEHICLE IS OCCUPIED; IF SUCH VEHICLE IS UNOCCUPIED IT MAY NOT BE REMOVED
 unless  the total amount of such judgment or judgments, including inter-
 est, is greater than [three] FIVE hundred [fifty] dollars AND THE  VEHI-
 CLE CANNOT BE IMPOUNDED BY BOOTING IT WHERE IT IS FOUND.  The provisions
 of  this  section  shall  not  be construed to prohibit the removal of a
 motor vehicle which is illegally parked, stopped or standing.
   B. IF A MOTOR VEHICLE IS REMOVED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  A  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE TOWING CHARGE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN THE NORMAL AND REASON-
 ABLE CHARGE FOR TOWING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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