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Increases the fines for dumping snow onto handicapped parking spaces
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Michelle Schimel
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BILL NUMBER:S4516
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the fines for dumping snow onto handicapped parking places
Purpose
Provides that anyone who knowingly dumps or shovels snow onto parking places for handicapped people shall be subject to a fine.
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill amends vehicle and traffic law section 1203-e to read that any person who knowingly dumps or shovels snow into a handicapped Parking space shall be subject to a fine of one and fifty dollars for the first offense and a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars for the second fine.
Section one also allows for local or municipal governments to establish higher fines. However these fines cannot exceed two hundred and fifty dollars on the first offense and five hundred dollars on the second offense.
Justification
In the 2010-2011 winter, New York state suffered a number of snow storms. As a result of the accumulating snow, many handicapped parking spaces became unavailable. The local code enforcement agencies had to issue numerous tickets to violators dumping snow into these areas. The law right now states that the fine for the first offense cannot exceed fifty dollars, increasing this fine would act as a deterrent to would be violators.
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This is a new bill.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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