Assembly Bill A6278

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the safe removal of icicles from buildings abutting paved sidewalks and creates civil and criminal penalties appertaining thereto

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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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2023-A6278 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §270.41, Pen L

2023-A6278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the safe removal of icicles from buildings abutting paved sidewalks and creates civil and criminal penalties appertaining thereto.

2023-A6278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6278
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to icicle removal
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.41 to
 read as follows:
 § 270.41 ICICLE REMOVAL.
   1. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, TENANT,  OCCUPANT,  OR  OTHER  PERSON,  HAVING
 CHARGE  OF  ANY BUILDING OR LOT OF GROUND ABUTTING UPON ANY STREET WHERE
 THE SIDEWALK IS PAVED SHALL, WITHIN  THREE  DAYS  OF  THE  FORMATION  OF
 ICICLES  ON SUCH BUILDING, CAUSE THOSE ICICLES OVERHANGING ENTRANCEWAYS,
 EXITWAYS, AND OTHER COMMONLY USED PATHWAYS TO BE SAFELY REMOVED.
   2. ANYONE WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES ANY TERM OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL CONSTITUTE A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE  SECOND
 VIOLATION. A THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEA-
 NOR  EXCEPT THAT A SEVENTH AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION OR A VIOLATION LEAD-
 ING TO PHYSICAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE SHALL  CONSTITUTE  A  CLASS  E
 FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10289-01-3

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