Bill Text: NY A05263 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5263 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order; increases fines from $6,000 to $10,000 for initial violation and $12,000 to $20,000 for subsequent violations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-08 - enacting clause stricken [A05263 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05263-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5263

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 12, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON,  J. RIVERA,  SEAWRIGHT,  WALKER,
          DE LA ROSA, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Cities

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
          relation to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a
          stop work order

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 28-207.2.6 of the administrative code of the city
     2  of New York, as amended by local law number 157 of the city of New  York
     3  for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
     4    §  28-207.2.6  Penalties. In addition to the penalties provided for in
     5  this chapter, any person who fails to comply  with  a  stop  work  order
     6  shall  be  liable  for a civil penalty in the amount of [$6,000] $10,000
     7  for the initial violation and [$12,000]  $20,000  for  every  subsequent
     8  violation,  to  be paid to the department prior to the rescission of the
     9  stop work order; provided, however, this shall not  apply  to  any  work
    10  performed  to  remedy  an unsafe or hazardous condition as authorized by
    11  order of the commissioner.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth 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.
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