Bill Text: NY S01525 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that vehicles with permits for handicapped parking issued anywhere in the state may use all spaces for handicapped parking in the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S01525 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01525-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1525
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the New York city  char-
         ter, in relation to permitted use of handicapped spaces in the city of
         New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1203-a of
    2  the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 298 of  the  laws  of
    3  2007, is amended to read as follows:
    4    The commissioner shall distribute special vehicle identification park-
    5  ing permits to the governing bodies of all cities, towns and villages in
    6  the  state.  Notwithstanding any local law or ordinance to the contrary,
    7  such permits shall entitle any vehicle displaying such permit to park in
    8  any area in any city, town or village of the state which has been desig-
    9  nated by such city, town or village or pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
   10  section  twelve  hundred  three-c of this article as a place for parking
   11  for persons with disabilities. SUCH PERMITS SHALL  ENTITLE  ANY  VEHICLE
   12  DISPLAYING  SUCH  PERMIT  TO  PARK  IN THE AUTHORIZED PARKING SPACES FOR
   13  VEHICLES HAVING A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION PERMIT AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARA-
   14  GRAPH (F) OF PARAGRAPH FIFTEEN OF SUBDIVISION A OF  SECTION  TWENTY-NINE
   15  HUNDRED THREE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER. The design, period of valid-
   16  ity,  and  procedures  for reissuance of such permits shall be as deter-
   17  mined by the commissioner. A city, town  or  village  issuing  a  permit
   18  pursuant  to this subdivision or subdivision three of this section shall
   19  indelibly inscribe or otherwise mark, on the face of  such  permit,  the
   20  last  three  digits of the identification number of the driver's license
   21  or non-driver identification card of the person to whom  the  permit  is
   22  issued.  The governing bodies of cities, towns and villages in the state
   23  shall appoint an issuing agent to issue such permits. Any person  issued
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03247-02-3
       S. 1525                             2
    1  a  permit  pursuant to this section who holds a driver's license or non-
    2  driver identification card shall make the  last  three  digits  of  such
    3  license or identification card available to an issuing agent at the time
    4  of  permit issuance or renewal by presenting such license or identifica-
    5  tion card to such issuing agent. Any person issued a permit pursuant  to
    6  this  section  who holds a driver's license or non-driver identification
    7  card shall carry and make available to a law  enforcement  officer  upon
    8  demand,  or  as  soon  as  practicable  thereafter,  his or her driver's
    9  license or non-driver identification card  which  shall  be  presumptive
   10  evidence  of  the  validity of his or her special vehicle identification
   11  parking permit. Failure to make available such driver's license or  non-
   12  driver  identification card upon demand shall not be deemed a violation.
   13  The permits shall be issued to:
   14    S 2. Paragraph 15 of subdivision a of section 2903  of  the  New  York
   15  city  charter  is  amended  by  adding a new subparagraph (f) to read as
   16  follows:
   17    (F) A SPECIAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION PARKING PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO
   18  THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL ENTITLE ANY VEHICLE DISPLAYING SUCH PERMIT TO  PARK
   19  IN  ANY  AREA  IN  ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE OF THE STATE WHICH HAS BEEN
   20  DESIGNATED BY SUCH CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE OR PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS
   21  OF  SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED THREE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AS A
   22  PLACE FOR PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH  DISABILITIES  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  THE
   23  OPENING  PARAGRAPH  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE-A
   24  OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   25    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.