What's happening
This bill allows New York City to immediately impound abandoned vehicles without license plates and without prior notice.
Why it matters
Enables quicker removal of potentially hazardous or unsightly vehicles. from NYC streets, as vehicles without license plates can be towed immediately, reducing clutter and improving public safety.
Removes the requirement for advance notice to owners. , streamlining enforcement and eliminating delays that previously allowed abandoned vehicles to remain in place while notifications were processed.
Empowers city agencies to act more decisively against vehicle abandonment. , supporting efforts to address illegal dumping, free up parking, and maintain cleaner neighborhoods.
May impact vehicle owners facing theft or loss of plates. , since any unplated vehicle deemed abandoned can be impounded without warning, potentially increasing the importance of promptly reporting lost or stolen plates.
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Who cares
New York City vehicle enforcement agencies
Agencies designated by the mayor would have to immediately impound abandoned vehicles that had no plates affixed at the time of abandonment, without first giving notice of the violation.
Owners of abandoned vehicles without plates
Their vehicles would be subject to immediate impoundment in cities with at least one million residents, without advance notice of the violation.
Mayors of cities with at least one million residents
They would designate the agencies responsible for enforcing the requirement and impounding the vehicles.
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Impound Abandoned Cars Immediately
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History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Impound Abandoned Cars Immediately
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Jesse Hamilton
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6497
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 7, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing for an abandoned vehicle to be impounded without notice in a city having a population of one million or more
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1224 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. In a city having a population of one million or more, if an abandoned vehicle, at the time of abandonment, has no number plates affixed, the abandoned vehicle shall be immediately impounded. The agency or agencies designated to enforce this subdivision and impound abandoned vehicles by the mayor of such city shall not be required to give notice of the violation prior to impounding an abandoned vehicle.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10012-01-7
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