Senate Bill S9909

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Limits the amount such fine to be paid for violating the E-ZPass system for failing to pay a toll

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • 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-S9909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §354-a, Pub Auth L

2023-S9909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the amount of the fine to be paid for violating the E-ZPass system for failing to pay a toll to not exceed the amount of such unpaid toll.

2023-S9909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9909
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to limiting  the
   amount of the fine to be paid for violating the E-ZPass system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 354-a to read as follows:
   §  354-A.  VIOLATION CAP. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO
 THE CONTRARY, IF ANY PERSON FAILS TO PAY  A  TOLL  AS  REQUIRED  BY  THE
 E-ZPASS  SYSTEM,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  NOT  ISSUE A FINE EXCEEDING THE
 AMOUNT OF THE UNPAID TOLL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16153-01-4

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