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Int 0283-1998

Towing Restrictions

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 1998-04-08

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 1998-04-08Passed: 2001-12-31
Committee on TransportationMass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

How it compares

8% of similar bills passed

4 passed · 46 died

This bill: 1363 days in committee

Similar bills: median 828 days · 264 days when passed

Sponsors (12)

Thomas V. Ognibene(prime)
Archie W. Spigner
Julia Harrison
Helen M. Marshall
Juanita E. Watkins
Michael J. Abel
Alphonse Stabile
John Fusco
Martin J. Golden
Lucy Cruz
June M. Eisland
Thomas White

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
1998-04-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
1998-04-08 · City Council
ActionPrinted Item Laid on Desk
1998-05-04 · Legislative Documents Unit
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2001-12-31 · City Council
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section one. Title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding thereto a new section 19-213 to read as follows: �19-213 Limitation on removal of illegally parked motor vehicles. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation, no city marshal, representative of any city agency or representative of a private towing company may tow or otherwise remove a motor vehicle solely for the purpose of enforcing a parking violation or satisfying a judgment of the parking violation bureau or any successor thereto, except with respect to a motor vehicle which is illegally parked in a bus stop or at a fire hydrant, in front of a public or private driveway or otherwise presents an imminent threat or danger to public safety. �2. This local law shall take effect immediately. LS#2848 02/05/97 JJ:ts Int.No. 917