BILL NUMBER: S518
SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a fine for
parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on streets of a city with
a population of one million or more
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would amend paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, as amended by Chapter 193 of the Laws of 1974, to levy a
fine for parked or unattended semitrailers or trailers on city streets.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill establishes a fine of $1,00o in cities with populations over 1
million for the illegal parking of a semitrailer or trailer on
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, the owners or operators of illegally parked tractor-trailers
or semitrailers are not fined. The owners can retrieve their vehicles by
simply paying a $160 towing fee. For many tractor-trailer owners or
operators, this $160 is a small price to pay compared to what it can
cost to legally park a tractor-trailer in a city. The unfortunate result
is that residents of many city neighborhoods who must endure crowded,
exhaust filled streets are penalized while tractor trailer owners or
operators - undeterred by a relatively small towing fee - flagrantly
violate the law. A $1,000 fine for tractor-trailers that are illegally
parked overnight would help to encourage the legal parking of these
vehicles and help maintain the quality of life in our city neighbor-
hoods.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fines charged for illegal parking would offset any cost of enforce-
ment of this law.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: S3258- Passed Senate. No same-as in '22.
Senate Bill 6170 of 2017-18. Passed Senate 2019-20 Session.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.