Int 1320-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring laboratory reports in drug-related nuisance abatement cases.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2016-10-27Local Law 2017/036
Enacted as Local Law 2017/036.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2016-10-27Passed: 2017-03-18Enacted: 2017-03-18
Summary
This bill prohibits the Law Department from filing a Nuisance Abatement action for crimes related to drugs unless they submit laboratory reports verifying the presence of drugs.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
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20 passed · 30 died
This bill: 109 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-03-18 · Administration
Votes (11)
Aye (11)
Vanessa L. GibsonVincent J. GentileJames VaccaJulissa Ferreras-CopelandJumaane D. WilliamsRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Chaim M. DeutschRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rory I. LancmanRitchie J. TorresSteven Matteo
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2017-02-15 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2017-02-14 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2016-11-02 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2016-10-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (16)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 1320-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1320
- Int. No. 1320 - 10/27/16
- Committee Report 11/2/16
- Hearing Testimony 11/2/16
- Hearing Transcript 11/2/16
- Committee Report 2/14/17
- Hearing Transcript 2/14/17
- February 15, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Int. No. 1320-A (FINAL)
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-15-17
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 15, 2017
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 36
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 7-708 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
� 7-708. Motion papers for preliminary injunction.
The corporation counsel shall show, by affidavit and such other evidence as may be submitted, that there is a cause of action for a permanent injunction abating a public nuisance within the scope of this subchapter; provided that, for an allegation of any public nuisance defined in subdivision (g) of section 7-703 for a violation of article 220 or 221 of the penal law, such other evidence shall include laboratory reports or similar objective indicia of the presence of a controlled substance or marihuana.
� 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
BC
LS 7900
2/3/17