File #: Int 2143-2020    Version: * Name: Suspend certain civil penalties for violations related to parking meters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Transportation
On agenda: 10/29/2020
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to suspend certain civil penalties for violations related to parking meters during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sponsors: Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Farah N. Louis, Kalman Yeger
Council Member Sponsors: 3
Summary: This bill would suspend certain civil penalties for parking meter violations from the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency through September 30, 2020.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 2143, 2. Int. No. 2143, 3. October 29, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-29-20, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 29, 2020
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12/31/2021*Ydanis A. Rodriguez City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
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10/29/2020*Ydanis A. Rodriguez City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

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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10/9/2020