Bill Text: NY A03343 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-12-15 - APPROVAL MEMO.39 [A03343 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A03343-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3343 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, COLTON, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, HUNTER, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Where a building has been altered in violation of any provision of 4 the uniform code or any lawful order obtained thereunder, and such 5 alteration impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or 6 other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building who has knowledge 7 of such alteration or should have had knowledge of such alteration shall 8 be subject to a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred 9 dollars. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01596-01-9