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Int 1732-2017

Requiring photographic documentation evidencing certain violations enforced by the dept of consumer affairs.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Consumer Affairsintroduced 2017-10-17

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2017-10-17Passed: 2017-12-31

Summary

The bill would require that the Department of Consumer Affairs submit photographic documentation when issuing a notice of violation for violations where the underlying condition is visual and capable of being captured by photograph. The department would be tasked with promulgating and publishing rules regarding which violations will be subject to the photograph requirement.

Committee on Consumer AffairsDepartment of Consumer Affairs

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This bill: 74 days in committee

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Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-10-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-10-17 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2017-10-17 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (4)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding Chapter 11 to read as follows: Chapter 11. Photographic Evidence of Violations � 20-937 Photographic Evidence of Violations. a. All notices of violation issued by the department for a violation, which as determined by the commissioner by rule is viewable and capable of being captured by photograph, shall contain a photograph of the underlying condition resulting in the violation. b. The official record of any subsequent inspection of violations subject to the requirement established in subdivision a of this section and for which a violator was granted an opportunity to cure, must include a photograph confirming that such violation has been cured. c. The department shall publish on its website a list of violations subject to the requirements of subdivision a of this section. � 2. This local law shall take effect 120 days after its enactment except that except that the commissioner may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such date. [JDK] LS #10936A 7/14/17 1