What's happening
This bill increases fines for tractor-trailer parking violations on residential streets overnight in New York City.
Why it matters
Significantly increases financial penalties for repeat offenders. , making it much costlier for tractor-trailer owners to ignore overnight parking restrictions, which could lead to better compliance and less disruption in residential neighborhoods.
Addresses concerns from residents about noise, safety, and congestion. caused by large commercial vehicles parking overnight on their streets, potentially improving quality of life and neighborhood safety.
Targets a specific, ongoing enforcement challenge. in New York City, signaling that the city takes the issue of illegal commercial vehicle parking seriously and is willing to escalate penalties to deter violations.
May impact the operations and costs for trucking companies and independent drivers. , encouraging them to seek appropriate and legal parking solutions, and possibly influencing how and where deliveries and logistics operations are staged within the city.
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Who cares
Trucking companies and vehicle owners
The bill would raise New York City fines for overnight residential street parking by tractor-trailers, tractors, truck trailers and semi-trailers from $250 to $400 for a first violation and from $500 to $800 for repeat violations by the same owner within six months.
New York City residential neighborhood residents
The bill would increase penalties for covered commercial vehicles parked overnight on their streets.
New York City parking enforcement officials
The bill would raise the fine amounts for these violations under the city administrative code and the corresponding penalty limits in state law.
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Raise Truck Parking Fines
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to transportation
- Print number 1658a
- Amend and recommit 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.
Raise Truck Parking Fines
In Senate Committee · Cities · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1658--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the fine for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision c of section 19-170 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by chapter 458 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
2. A first violation of this section, when the commercial vehicle is a tractor-trailer combination, tractor, truck trailer or semi-trailer, shall be punishable by a monetary fine of [two hundred fifty] four hundred dollars. Any such subsequent violation of this section by the same owner, as defined in paragraph a of subdivision one of section two hundred thirty-nine of the vehicle and traffic law, within a six month period shall be punishable by a monetary fine of [five] eight hundred dollars.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
2. To provide for penalties other than imprisonment for (a) parking violations in accordance with a schedule of monetary fines and penalties, provided however, that monetary penalties shall not exceed fifty dollars for each parking violation other than (i) in a city with a population of one million or more, violations committed in spaces where stopping or standing is prohibited for which monetary penalties shall not exceed one hundred dollars and, (ii) handicapped parking violations for which monetary penalties shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars; and (b) abandoned vehicle violations, except in a city with a population
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of one million or more, provided however, that monetary penalties shall not be less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each abandoned vehicle violation; and (c) a city with a population of one million or more may impose a monetary penalty of up to [two hundred fifty] four hundred dollars for a first offense and up to [five] eight hundred dollars for subsequent offenses within a six month period for tractor-trailer combinations, tractors, truck trailers and semi-trailers parked overnight on streets in residential neighborhoods;
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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