What's happening
This bill extends the provisions allowing owner liability for red light camera violations in New York until December 1, 2024.
Why it matters
Keeps red light camera programs operational. By extending the law, municipalities in New York can continue to use automated cameras to enforce red light violations, which may impact driver behavior and overall traffic safety.
Maintains owner liability. The extension means that vehicle owners, rather than just the driver, can still be held financially responsible for red light violations captured by cameras, encouraging owners to monitor how their vehicles are used.
Impacts local government revenue and safety initiatives. The continued use of red light cameras can generate revenue through fines, some of which may be earmarked for local traffic safety or infrastructure projects.
Gives lawmakers more time to evaluate effectiveness. The extension provides additional years for data collection and analysis regarding the impact of red light cameras on accident rates and traffic law compliance, informing future policy decisions.
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Who cares
Nassau County government
The bill would extend the traffic-signal adjudication and owner-liability provisions, along with local laws enacted under them, from December 1, 2019, to December 1, 2024.
Vehicle owners in Nassau County
The bill would keep the provisions governing owner liability for traffic-signal violations in effect for five additional years.
Officials adjudicating Nassau County traffic-signal violations
The bill would extend the legal provisions governing those adjudications through December 1, 2024.
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Extend Red Light Camera Law
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6731
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and traffic law and other laws relating to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 10 of chapter 19 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and traffic law and other laws relating to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
§ 10. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall expire December 1, [2019] 2024 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed; provided that the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 17 of chapter 746 of the laws of 1988, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect; provided that the amendments to the opening paragraph and paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section four of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section five of this act shall take effect; provided, however, that the amendments to the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section five of this act shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall expire therewith; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 371 of the general municipal law
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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made by section seven of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith; and provided, further, that any such local laws as may be enacted pursuant to this act shall remain in full force and effect only until December 1, [2019] 2024.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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