New York S 1508: Requires photographs of all parking violations

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S01508 Summary:

BILL NOS01508 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04298

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§223-b & 223-c, amd §§237 & 238, V & T L

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Requires that photographs of all parking violations be taken and maintained; requires that such photographs be furnished to the person charged in a reasonable time upon request.

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BILL NOS01508 

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1508

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- 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 requiring
 photographs of all parking violations

 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 223-b to read as follows:
 3 § 223-b. Camera technology required for purchases or upgrades of park-
 4 ing violation devices. 1. On and after the effective date of this
 5 section, the commissioner shall require that all purchases, upgrades or
 6 replacements of devices used to identify parking violations at the site
 7 of the violation shall contain a camera capable of conspicuously photo-
 8 graphing the vehicle, producing a time/date stamp, and any other factors
 9 relevant to the enforcement of parking violations pursuant to article
 10 two-B of this title. The commissioner shall also require any state or
 11 local entity that currently possesses such camera technology to imme-
 12 diately implement the technology and comply with the provisions of this
 13 section.
 14 2. Nothing in this section shall interfere with any rights, benefits,
 15 including the terms and conditions of employment, or the civil service
 16 and collective bargaining status of any existing or new employees.
 17 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 18 223-c to read as follows:
 19 § 223-c. Photographs required for parking violations. 1. The commis-
 20 sioner shall require that all parking violations issued pursuant to
 21 article two-B of this title be accompanied with a photograph of the
 22 alleged violation. Such photograph shall be time/date stamped and
 23 conspicuously display the vehicle and relevant parking sign, if applica-
 24 ble.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04352-01-5

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 1 2. Such photographs shall be stored with the bureau to be furnished
 2 whenever requested by the person charged pursuant to subdivision six-a
 3 of section two hundred thirty-seven of this title.
 4 3. The commissioner shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that
 5 photographs required pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall
 6 not include images that identify the driver, the passengers, the
 7 contents of the vehicle, pedestrians or cyclists. Provided, however,
 8 that no violation issued pursuant to this section shall be dismissed
 9 solely because a photograph allows for the identification of the
 10 contents of a vehicle, provided that the bureau has made a reasonable
 11 effort to comply with the provisions of this subdivision. Provided,
 12 further, that the use or dissemination of the vehicle's license plate
 13 information and other information and images captured by such photo-
 14 graphs shall not be permitted except: (a) as required to establish
 15 liability under this section or to collect payment of penalties; (b) as
 16 required by court order; or (c) as otherwise required by law.
 17 § 3. Section 237 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 18 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 19 6-a. To compile and maintain the photographs associated with each
 20 parking violation issued. The bureau shall furnish within a reasonable
 21 period of time to the person charged on such person's request, a copy of
 22 such pho