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Int 0033-2022

Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2022-02-10

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-02-10Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that notices of violation issued by the Department of Sanitation be accompanied by at least one date- and time-stamped photograph of the alleged violation, and an affidavit from the issuing agent containing the date, time and precise location where the photograph was taken, and the name of the individual who took the photograph.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste ManagementDepartment of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.

How it compares

4% of similar bills passed

2 passed · 48 died

This bill: 688 days in committee

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Sponsors (5)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-02-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-02-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-10-20 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-10-20 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (3)

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2022-10-20 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2022-10-19 · 11:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
City Council · 2022-02-10 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 16-133 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows: f. All notices of violation issued by agents of the department to any person or entity charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this title or any rules promulgated pursuant thereto shall be accompanied by a photograph or photographs evidencing the alleged violation. Each such photograph shall contain an unalterable record of the date and time taken, and the name of the individual who took the photograph. Each such notice of violation shall be accompanied by an affidavit from the issuing agent containing the date, time and precise location where the photograph was taken, and the name of the individual who took the photograph. A copy of each notice of violation served shall be filed and retained by the department, and shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business, and shall be rebuttable evidence of the facts contained therein. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. LS #7193 01/31/22