Int. No. 2143
By Council Members Rodriguez, Louis and Yeger
A Local Law to suspend certain civil penalties for violations related to parking meters during the COVID-19 pandemic
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. As used in this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Covid-19 state disaster emergency. The term “Covid-19 state disaster emergency” means the state disaster emergency declared by the governor in executive order number 202 issued on March 7, 2020, and extended thereafter.
Hearing examiner. The term “hearing examiner” means an examiner presiding over hearings for the adjudication of charges of parking violations as designated by the commissioner of the department of finance pursuant to administrative code section 19-202.
Parking meter violation. The term “parking meter violation” shall mean any parking meter violations subject to civil penalties pursuant to subdivision k of section 39-05 of the rules of the city of New York, or any failure to respond to a notice of violation for a parking meter violation pursuant to subdivision a of section 19-211.
§ 2. No monetary liability shall be imposed for any parking meter violation issued from the effective date of the COVID-19 state disaster emergency through September 30, 2020. Upon the presentation of suitable evidence, as determined by the hearing examiner, the hearing examiner shall waive all monetary liability for such violation.
§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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LS #14772
10/9/2020