Assembly Bill A229

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Schenectady

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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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2025-A229 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1111-i, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7653

2025-A229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Schenectady.

2025-A229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    229
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  adjudi-
   cations  and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal
   indications in the city of Schenectady; to amend the  public  officers
   law, in relation to accessing records; and providing for the repeal of
   certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 1111-i to read as follows:
   §  1111-I.  OWNER  LIABILITY  FOR  FAILURE  OF OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS; CITY OF SCHENECTADY.  (A) 1.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  CITY OF SCHENECTADY IS HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND A  LOCAL  LAW  OR  ORDINANCE
 ESTABLISHING  A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE
 OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR  THEREOF  TO  COMPLY  WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL   INDICATIONS  IN  SUCH  CITY  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  SHALL  EMPOWER
 SUCH  CITY  TO  INSTALL  AND OPERATE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING DEVICES AT NO MORE THAN TWELVE INTERSECTIONS WITHIN SUCH
 CITY AT ANY ONE TIME.
   2. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS
 OF  THE  VEHICLE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A  PHOTOGRAPH
 OR  PHOTOGRAPHS  ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF A VEHI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00361-01-5
              

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