What's happening
This bill prohibits towing occupied vehicles solely for unpaid parking judgments and raises the minimum judgment amount for unoccupied vehicle removal in New York City.
Why it matters
Protects individuals from having their occupied vehicles towed solely due to unpaid parking judgments, which can prevent potentially dangerous confrontations and avoid leaving people stranded or at risk (e.g., parents with children, elderly, or disabled drivers).
Raises the threshold for towing unoccupied vehicles for unpaid parking judgments from $350 to $500, providing greater financial leeway for vehicle owners before facing removal, which could help those struggling to pay fines avoid immediate and potentially devastating loss of their transportation.
Requires that unoccupied vehicles cannot be towed for unpaid judgments unless booting (immobilizing) is not possible, prioritizing less disruptive enforcement methods and possibly reducing towing-related costs and inconveniences for owners.
Limits towing charges to what is considered normal and reasonable within New York City, potentially preventing predatory or excessively high fees often associated with vehicle removal, and offering some consumer protection.
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Who cares
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No Towing With People Inside
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
2 pagesUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
767
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HIKIND, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the removal of motor vehicles for the failure to satisfy judgments in certain circumstances
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 1204 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motor vehicle registered in this state shall not be removed from any street or public area or seized solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding judgment or judgments for parking violations against the owner if such vehicle is occupied.
§ 2. Section 19-212 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 65 of the city of New York for the year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
§ 19-212 Limitation on removal of motor vehicles for purposes of satisfying parking violation judgments. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motor vehicle shall not be removed from any street or other public area solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding judgment or judgments for parking violations against the owner if such vehicle is occupied; if such vehicle is unoccupied it may not be removed unless the total amount of such judgment or judgments, including interest, is greater than [three] five hundred [fifty] dollars and the vehicle cannot be impounded by booting it where it is found. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the removal of a motor vehicle which is illegally parked, stopped or standing.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06449-01-7
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b. If a motor vehicle is removed pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the towing charge shall be no more than the normal and reasonable charge for towing in the city of New York.
§ 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
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