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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 SafetyPolice 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.

How it compares

40% of similar bills passed

20 passed · 30 died

This bill: 109 days in committee

Similar bills: median 512 days · 109 days when passed

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)
Vincent J. GentileJulissa Ferreras-CopelandRory I. LancmanVanessa L. GibsonRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Jumaane D. WilliamsRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Steven MatteoChaim M. DeutschJames VaccaRitchie J. Torres

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)

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