New York A 5317: Requires the safe removal of icicles from buildings abutting paved sidewalks and creates civil and criminal penalties appertaining thereto

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A05317 Summary:

BILL NOA05317 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrook-Krasny

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COSPNSRNovakhov, Brabenec, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §270.41, Pen L

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Requires the safe removal of icicles from buildings abutting paved sidewalks and creates civil and criminal penalties appertaining thereto.

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BILL NOA05317 

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02/13/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5317

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to icicle removal

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.41 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 270.41 Icicle removal.
 4 1. Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or other person, having
 5 charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any street where
 6 the sidewalk is paved shall, within three days of the formation of
 7 icicles on such building, cause those icicles overhanging entranceways,
 8 exitways, and other commonly used pathways to be safely removed.
 9 2. Anyone who knowingly violates any term of subdivision one of this
 10 section shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of three hundred
 11 dollars for the first violation and five hundred dollars for the second
 12 violation. A third and subsequent violation shall constitute a misdemea-
 13 nor except that a seventh and subsequent violation or a violation lead-
 14 ing to physical injury or property damage shall constitute a class E
 15 felony.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09205-01-5

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