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NY A10967
Bill
Status
9/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Simcha Eichenstein
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AI Summary
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Amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 239 to require police departments to electronically transmit copies of stolen vehicle reports to parking violations bureaus within five days of report completion.
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Establishes that parking violations bureaus must receive and maintain on file copies of all stolen vehicle reports transmitted by police departments.
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Creates an affirmative defense to parking violation charges if the vehicle was reported stolen prior to the violation and remained unrecovered, evidenced by either an electronically transmitted police report on file with the bureau or a certified copy mailed to the bureau.
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Takes effect on the thirtieth day after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Requires police departments to electronically transmit to parking violations bureaus a copy of each stolen vehicle report prepared (within 5 days of the completion thereof); provides that for the purposes of an owner asserting a defense to a charge of parking violation (that the motor vehicle had been reported stolen and had not been recovered by such time), it shall be a sufficient defense that a copy of the electronically transmitted police report is on file with the parking violations bureau.
Last Action
referred to transportation
9/9/2020