Bill Text: NY A05856 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5856 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-17 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [A05856 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5856
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 5, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, COLTON, JAFFEE, HOOPER, SCHI-
         MEL, BRINDISI, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MAGEE,
         MARKEY, ROBINSON, 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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05306-01-5