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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the calculation of penalties and additional penalties on parking violations returnable before a parking violations bureau or tribunal
Purpose
This bill provides that no penalties or additional penalties can accrue on parking violations after the date of payment of the original fine.
Summary of specific provisions
Subdivision 2 of Section 235 of the Vehicle and Traffic law is amended and a new Paragraph b-4 is added to prohibit the accrual of additional or alternate additional penalties pursuant to paragraphs b, b-l and b-2 where (1) a fine is paid in full, (2) a schedule of payments is entered into and maintained in compliance, and/or (3) previously imposed or additional penalties have accrued pursuant to paragraphs b, b-1 and b-2. The accrual of interest on penalties is maintained.
Justification
Currently, when a person does not pay a parking fine within a certain period of time, penalties are assessed based on the original fine. Even when the initial fine is fully paid, if a penalty Which has already been assessed remains unpaid, additional penalties continue to accrue and are added to unpaid balance. Accordingly, this bill will prohibit additional penalties from accruing on parking violations once the original fine has been paid.
Prior legislative history
2008: S.5749 - Referred to Transportation/A.3962 - Passed Assembly 2007: S.5749 - Referred to Transportation/A.3962 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall have become law and Shall apply to violations committed on or after such date: provided, however, that the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such section as provided in subdivision 17(p) of section 406 of Chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as amended and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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