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Int 1356-2019

Reports of illegal towing to 311.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Technologyintroduced 2019-01-24

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2019-01-24Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a new complaint function on the 311 website, telephone and mobile device platforms to report tow trucks illegally towing vehicles immobilized due to an accident. The bill would require this new 311 function to provide the ability to upload a photograph or video with the complaint.

Committee on TechnologyTechnology in New York City, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (non- land use-related issues), Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC TV, and dissemination of public information through the use of technology.

How it compares

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6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 1071 days in committee

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Sponsors (11)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-10-27 · Committee on Technology
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-10-27 · Committee on Technology
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Technology · 2021-10-27 · 11:30 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 3)
City Council · 2019-01-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 23-304 to read as follows: � 23-304 Complaints related to tow trucks. The department of information technology and telecommunications shall implement on its 311 citizen service center website, telephone and mobile device platforms the capability to file a complaint reporting a tow truck company that tows an immobilized vehicle in violation of paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 20-518. Such option shall allow the complainant to include a photograph or video when submitting a complaint through such 311 website and mobile device platforms. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. JEF LS #8507 12/18/2018 1 1