Bill Text: NY A04542 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Doubles the fines for speeding infractions committed in residential neighborhoods.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - enacting clause stricken [A04542 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04542-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4542
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, COOK, ROBINSON, TITUS, WEPRIN -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to doubling the
fines for speeding infractions committed in residential neighborhoods
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1800-a to read as follows:
3 S 1800-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
4 OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL FINES
5 FOR SPEEDING INFRACTIONS, PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, WHICH ARE COMMITTED
6 IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO
7 THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OTHERWISE SET OUT IN
8 THIS CHAPTER FOR SUCH INFRACTIONS.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
10 have become a law. Provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
11 immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal
12 any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this
13 act on its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08626-01-5
