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Int 0429-2022

Requiring the PD to report on vehicles towed due to registration-related violations.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2022-05-19

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2022-05-19Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to develop and publish guidance for determining whether a motor vehicle with an alleged registration-related violation shall be towed. This bill would also require NYPD to issue a quarterly report on the number of vehicles towed due to an alleged registration-related violation. Such report would be submitted to the Mayor and City Council and would be posted on the NYPD website. The first report would be due on August 1, 2022.

Committee on Public SafetyPolice Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

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8% of similar bills passed

4 passed · 46 died

This bill: 591 days in committee

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Sponsors (4)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-05-19 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Report on towed motor vehicles. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Department. The term "department" means the New York city police department. Registration-related violation. The term "registration-related violation" means a violation of section 4-08(j)(1), 4-08(j)(3), 4-08(j)(4), 4-08(j)(5) or 4-08(j)(8) of title 34 of the rules of the city of New York. b. No later than August 1, 2022, the department shall develop and publish on the department's website guidance for determining whether a motor vehicle with an alleged registration-related violation shall be towed. Such guidance shall be specific as to whether the motor vehicle is a car, motorcycle or other motor vehicle. c. Nothing contained in subdivision b or in the administration or application hereof shall be construed as creating a right to be subject to civil or criminal enforcement or prosecution in connection with any alleged specified unlawful act or a private right of action on the part of any persons or entity against the city of New York, the department, or any official or employee thereof. d. No later than August 1, 2022, and within 30 days of the beginning of each quarter thereafter, the department shall post on its website and deliver to the speaker of the council and mayor a report on vehicles that have been towed in the previous quarter due to a registration-related violation. The information contained in this report shall be disaggregated by the alleged registration-related violation, the precinct in which the vehicle was towed and whether the vehicle is a car, motorcycle or other motor vehicle. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed three years after it becomes law. Session 12 SJ LS #3414 4/20/22 1:58 PM Session 11 AM LS #12581 Int. 2200-2021 1 2