New York A 4160: Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

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A04160 Summary:

BILL NOA04160 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00682

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SPONSORSayegh

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1203-b & 1203-c, V & T L

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Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit to not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for the first offense and three hundred to five hundred fifty dollars for the second offense occurring within a period of five years within the state.

Go to top A04160 Actions:

BILL NOA04160 

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01/31/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4160

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
 the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces
 without a handicapped permit

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1203-b of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as amended by chapter 203 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 2. It shall be a violation for any person to stop, stand or park a
 5 vehicle in any area designated as a place for handicapped parking unless
 6 the vehicle bears a permit issued under section one thousand two hundred
 7 three-a or a registration issued under section four hundred four-a of
 8 this chapter and such vehicle is being used for the transportation of a
 9 severely disabled or handicapped person. The penalty for such a
 10 violation shall be a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor
 11 more than three hundred dollars for the first offense and three hundred
 12 to five hundred fifty dollars for the second offense under this section
 13 or section one thousand two hundred three-c of this article occurring
 14 within a period of five years within the state. This subdivision shall
 15 not apply to a violation of section twelve hundred three-c of this chap-
 16 ter.
 17 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1203-c of the vehicle and traffic law,
 18 as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 19 follows:
 20 4. Except as otherwise provided by local law which imposes a larger
 21 maximum fine, any person who stops, stands or parks in spaces clearly
 22 marked for use by the handicapped either: (a) in accordance with this
 23 section; or (b) in the parking area of a shopping center or facility
 24 with at least one but less than five separate retail stores and at least

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02793-01-5

 A. 4160 2

 1 twenty off street parking spaces provided for use by the shopping
 2 public, in accordance with the state fire prevention and building code,
 3 without a special vehicle identification parking permit, a special
 4 municipal parking permit or whose motor vehicle is not registered in
 5 accordance with section four hundred four-a of this chapter and being
 6 used for the transportation of a handicapped person; or with such permit
 7 or registration and such person is not the one to whom the permit or
 8 registration was issued or is not transporting the person issued the
 9 permit or registration; or any person who parks in a handicapped parking
 10 access aisle; shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred
 11 fifty dollars nor more than [seventy-five] three hundred dollars for the
 12 first offense and [seventy-five] three hundred to [one] five hundred
 13 fifty dollars for the second offense occurring under this section or
 14 section one thousand two hundred three-b of this article within a period
 15 of [two] five years within the [same municipality] state. The arresting
 16 or ticketing officer shall issue a summons to violators of this section.
 17 A ticketing officer issuing a summons pursuant to this section may
 18 provide for the