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Int 1188-2018

Penalizing the removal of license plates and registration stickers from motor vehicles and increasing the penalty for leaving, abandoning, dismantling or removing components from motor vehicles.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2018-10-31

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-10-31Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would create a penalty for removing license plates and registration stickers from vehicles parked on public streets and in public areas. This bill would also increase the current penalties for abandoning, leaving, dismantling, or removing components from motor vehicles.

Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 1156 days in committee

Similar bills: median 632 days · 440 days when passed

Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Transportation.

Ranked by how closely each matches this bill's topic — closest first:

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Removal of motor vehicles to satisfy parking violations.
203dFiled
Int 0212-2006
Use of license plate frames.
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Int 0384-2004
Use of license plate frames.
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Int 1840-2017
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Sponsors (4)

Mark Gjonaj (prime)
Justin L. Brannan
Robert F. Holden
Kalman Yeger

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-10-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-10-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Transportation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Transportation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Finance
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Finance
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-04-29 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (3)

Committee on Governmental Operations · 2019-04-29 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Finance · 2019-04-29 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2018-10-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivisions f, g and h of section 16-122 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows: f. It shall be unlawful for any person to dismantle, or to remove any component part of any motor vehicle in any marginal or public street or any public area, whether or not such vehicle is owned by such person. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "component" includes any sign or sticker affixed to a vehicle displaying a series of letters or numbers and indicating that the vehicle has been registered with a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. g. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of subdivision e or f of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than [one hundred dollars] $500, or imprisonment for not more than one year. h. Any person violating the provisions of subdivision b or c of this section shall be liable and responsible for a civil penalty of not less than [twenty-five dollars] $100 nor more than [one hundred dollars] $500. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. GZ LS #7724 10/11/18 12:41 PM 1 1