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Provides a fine for a person responsible for a trailer or semitrailer parked or left unattended in New York city
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Barbara Clark
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a fine for parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on streets of a city with a population of one million or more
Purpose
This bill would amend paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended by Chapter 193 of the Laws of 1974, to levy a fine for parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on city streets.
Summary of provisions
This bill establishes a fine of $1,000 fine in cities with populations over one million for the illegal parking of a semitrailer or trailer on community streets or boulevards.
Justification
Currently, the owners or operators of illegally parked tractor-trailers or semitrailers are not fined. The owners can retrieve their vehicles by simply paying a $160 towing fee, For many tractor-trailer owners or operators, this $160 is a small price to pay compared to what it can cost to legally park a tractor-trailer in a city. The unfortunate result is that residents of many city neighborhoods who must endure crowded, exhaust filled streets are penalized while tractor trailer owners or operators - undeterred by a relatively small towing fee - flagrantly violate the law. A $1,000 fine for tractor-trailers that are illegally parked overnight would help to encourage the legal parking of these vehicles and help maintain the quality of life in our city neighborhoods.
Legislative history
S.2665/A.6055 of 2003-04; S.1045/A.1929 of 2005-06; S.61/A.26 of 2007-08
Fiscal implications
The fines charged for illegal parking would offset any cost of enforcement of this law.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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