New York S 10243: Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services

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S10243 Summary:

BILL NOS10243 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1111-c & 1111-c-1, V & T L

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Establishes an affirmative defense for certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services.

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BILL NOS10243 

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05/08/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10243

 IN SENATE

 May 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 establishing
 an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals
 attending religious services

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (p) to read as follows:
 3 (p) It shall be an affirmative defense to any notice of liability
 4 issued for standing, stopping, or parking in a bus lane in violation of
 5 the applicable provisions of section 4-08 of chapter four of title thir-
 6 ty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant to a bus rapid
 7 transit program adopted pursuant to this section that the operator of
 8 the vehicle was attending religious services at the time of such
 9 violation.
 10 § 2. Section 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 11 adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows:
 12 (r) It shall be an affirmative defense to any notice of liability
 13 issued for a violation of section 4-08(e)(9) or 4-08(f)(4) of chapter
 14 four of title thirty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant
 15 to a demonstration program adopted pursuant to this section that the
 16 operator of the vehicle was attending religious services at the time of
 17 such violation.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
 19 amendments to sections 1111-c and 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic
 20 law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal
 21 of such sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15779-01-6

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