The New York City Council - File #: Int 1089-2018

• File #: Int 1089-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Imposing liability on vehicle owners for failure to comply with maximum speed limits in school speed zones.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/29/2018
• In control: Committee on Transportation
• On agenda: 8/29/2018
• Final action: 9/4/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to imposing liability on vehicle owners for failure to comply with maximum speed limits in school speed zones
• Sponsors: Corey D. Johnson, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Brad S. Lander, Mark Gjonaj , Helen K. Rosenthal, Adrienne E. Adams, Stephen T. Levin, Vanessa L. Gibson, Diana Ayala
• Indexes: Sunset Date Applies

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/4/2018	*	City Council	Recved from Mayor by Council
9/4/2018	*	Mayor	Signed Into Law by Mayor
9/4/2018	*	Mayor	Hearing Held by Mayor
8/29/2018	*	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
8/29/2018	*	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
8/29/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
8/29/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
8/29/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
8/29/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	P-C Item Approved by Comm	Pass
8/28/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
8/28/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm

Preconsidered Int. No. 1089

By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Council Members Rodriguez, Ampry-Samuel, Lander, Gjonaj, Rosenthal, Adams, Levin, Gibson and Ayala

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to imposing liability on vehicle owners for failure to comply with maximum speed limits in school speed zones
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 9 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9
PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING PROGRAM
? 19-901 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
OATH. The term "OATH" means an administrative tribunal within the jurisdiction of the office of administrative trials and hearings, as established in chapter 45-a of the charter.
Owner. The term "owner" has the meaning provided in article 2-B of the vehicle and traffic law.
Photo speed violation monitoring system. The term "photo speed violation monitoring system" means a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with a speed measuring device which automatically produces two or more photographs, two or more microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images of each vehicle at the time it is used or operated in a school speed zone in violation of section 19-902, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
School speed zone. The term "school speed zone" means a distance not to exceed 1320 feet on a street passing a school building, entrance or exit of a school abutting on the street.
Vehicle. The term "vehicle" has the meaning provided in section 159 of the vehicle and traffic law.
? 19-902 Speeding in school speed zones prohibited. a. It shall be unlawful to exceed the posted maximum speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour in a school speed zone.
b. The prohibition set forth in this section shall not...