Int 0001-2022

Dismissal of summonses alleging violations of executive orders in connection with COVID-19 and the refund of monetary penalties paid in connection with such violations.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2022-01-20

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2022-01-20Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) to dismiss any violation of any executive order issued by the Mayor or the Governor in connection with COVID-19. In addition, the City would be required to refund any monetary penalties previously paid for such violations.

Committee on Governmental Operations — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency and Law Department.

How it compares

30% of similar bills passed

15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 709 days in committee

Similar bills: median 457 days · 145 days when passed

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Sponsors (10)

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2022-01-20 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2022-01-20 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-01-20 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings: COVID-19. The term "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV or any related variant. Summons. The term "summons" means a document, including a notice of violation, which specifies charges forming the basis of an adjudicatory proceeding in the office of administrative trials and hearings. COVID-19 executive order. The term "COVID-19 executive order" means any executive order issued by the governor of the state of New York or by the mayor of the city of New York in connection with COVID-19. b. The office of administrative trials and hearings shall dismiss any summons alleging a violation of any COVID-19 executive order. c. The department of finance or any other agency responsible for collecting payment of fines, penalties and interest shall refund all sums that have been paid to the city as fines, penalties and interest in connection with any summons alleging a violation of any COVID-19 executive order, whether such summons was dismissed pursuant to subdivision b, adjudicated prior to the enactment of this local law, or resulted in a plea of guilty or no contest. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately.