Bill Text: NY A00395 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 395 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to transportation [A00395 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A00395-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           395
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  increasing
          fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1220 of the vehicle and  traffic
     2  law,  as  amended by chapter 418 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    (c) A violation of the provisions of subdivision (a) of  this  section
     5  shall  be punishable by a fine not to exceed [three] seven hundred fifty
     6  dollars and/or a requirement to perform services for a  public  or  not-
     7  for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency not to exceed
     8  ten  hours  and  for any second or subsequent violation by a fine not to
     9  exceed [seven] one thousand four hundred dollars and/or a requirement to
    10  perform services for a public  or  not-for-profit  corporation,  associ-
    11  ation, institution or agency not to exceed fifteen hours.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    13  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00400-01-7