What's happening
This bill requires at least one traffic violation bureau office in New York City to hold weekly evening hearings until 7:00 p.m.
Why it matters
Increases accessibility for working people. By requiring at least one traffic violation bureau to hold evening hearings, the bill enables individuals with standard daytime work hours to contest tickets without taking time off or risking lost wages.
Supports due process and fairness. Expanding hearing hours demonstrates an effort to ensure everyone has a practical opportunity to defend themselves against parking violations, potentially reducing default judgments due to scheduling barriers.
Could reduce administrative backlog. Evening hearings may help process more cases overall, which can lead to faster resolutions for both the city and motorists, and potentially decrease case backlogs.
May shift operational and staffing needs. The requirement will likely necessitate changes in staffing schedules and could incur additional costs for the city, which might be passed on indirectly to taxpayers or through administrative fees.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Require Evening Parking Courts
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
7042
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, RIVERA, ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring evening court hours for parking violations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 240 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
h. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, in a city with a population of one million or more, one traffic violation bureau office, at its principal place of business, shall make available hearing examiners to conduct hearings until 7:00 p.m. one evening each week.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05022-01-7
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.