Int 0562-2026

Int. No. 562 By Council Members Gennaro, Hanif and Louis ..Title A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program that transfers liability for certain engine idling violations to lessees of vehicles ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 9 of chapter 1 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-184 to read as follows: � 24-184 Vehicle lessee liability. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Lessee. The term "lessee" means any person that rents, bails, leases or contracts for the use of one or more vehicles and has the exclusive use thereof for any period of time. Lessor. The term "lessor" means any person engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles to any lessee under a rental agreement, lease or otherwise, pursuant to which the lessee has the exclusive use of the vehicle for any period of time. b. No later than 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the commissioner shall establish by rule a program that (i) permits a lessor to register vehicles used by lessees and (ii) for vehicles registered in the program, transfers liability for a violation of section 24-163 to the lessee if the lessor identifies the lessee who had use of the vehicle at the time of the violation. The commissioner may set a fee for participation in such program. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. KF LS #17104 Int. #1151-2024 1/6/2026 10:28 AM 1 1