Int 0795-2012
Doubling the civil penalty for illegally operating a motorized scooter.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2012-02-29
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2012-02-29Passed: 2013-12-31
Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.
How it compares
34% of similar bills passed
17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 671 days in committee
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Sponsors (5)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2012-02-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2012-02-29 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2013-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2012-02-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 19-176.2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by amending subdivision c to read as follows:
c. Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of [five hundred] one thousand dollars. Authorized employees of the police department and department of parks and recreation shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this section. Such penalties shall be recovered in a civil action or in a proceeding commenced by the service of a notice of violation that shall be returnable before the environmental control board. In addition, such violation shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable in accordance with section eighteen hundred of the New York state vehicle and traffic law.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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