Bill Text: NY S05496 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the imposition of a fifty dollar fee on vehicles entering NYC which are registered in states which do not cooperate with New York in the enforcement of traffic infractions through the use of photo-monitoring devices or signal monitoring systems.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S05496 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05496-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5496

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 6, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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, in relation to fees charged
          to certain motorists

          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 516-c to read as follows:
     3    § 516-c. Non-cooperation fees. 1. The New York  city  commissioner  of
     4  transportation  is  authorized  to  impose a fee of fifty dollars on any
     5  vehicle entering the city of New York which  displays  a  license  plate
     6  from  a  state  which  does not provide or exchange reasonably necessary
     7  information related to drivers licensed by such state for the purpose of
     8  permitting the imposition of fines or penalties for traffic infractions,
     9  including liability imposed through the use of a traffic control  signal
    10  monitoring  system,  a  speed  control  device or other photo-monitoring
    11  system authorized for use  in  such  city  to  enforce  certain  traffic
    12  infractions.
    13    2.  The  New  York  city  department of transportation shall determine
    14  which states' vehicles are subject to the fee authorized by this section
    15  and may construct, operate and maintain facilities and equipment for the
    16  identification of such vehicles and the collection of such fee.
    17    3. a. The fee may be paid by the operator of the vehicle in  cash,  or
    18  by debit or credit card. If the operator of the vehicle is unable to pay
    19  the  fee at the point of collection, the operator shall provide informa-
    20  tion to the department of transportation staff including the  operator's
    21  name,  address and telephone number and the vehicle license plate number
    22  so that the department may bill the operator of the vehicle for the fee.
    23    b. The commissioner of the department of transportation of the city of
    24  New York shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of finance and  any
    25  other  city  agency,  enter into at least one agreement with a financing

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 5496                             2

     1  agency or card issuer to provide for the acceptance by the city  of  New
     2  York of credit cards as an alternate means of payment of the fee.
     3    4.  All  revenues collected from fees charged under this section shall
     4  be deposited in the general fund of the city of New York.
     5    5. The commissioner of transportation of the city of  New  York  shall
     6  promulgate  rules  and  regulations to effectuate the provisions of this
     7  section.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.