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History
- Substituted by A9498
- Ordered to third reading cal.1679
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications
Signed by Governor · Sponsor David Gantt
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BILL NUMBER:S7704
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 22 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law relating to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications, in relation to extending such provisions
Purpose
This bill would allow the city of Rochester to continue utilizing photo violation-monitoring systems to impose monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic control indications until December 1, 2019.
Summary of provisions
In 2009, legislation was passed authorizing the city of Rochester to establish a five-year demonstration program imposing monetary liability on vehicle owners for an operator's failure to comply with traffic-control indications within Rochester. The legislation also authorized the city of Rochester to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at no more than fifty intersections within the city of Rochester. This bill would allow the city of Rochester to continue utilizing this program until December 1, 2019.
Justification
This bill would allow the city of Rochester to continue utilizing photo violation-monitoring systems to impose monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic control indications until December 1, 2019.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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