Bill > S00415

This bill: - Relates to the adjudication of certain traffic infractions and notices of liability involving the use of photo monitoring devices, and authorizes adjudication of traffic control signal indications in the village of Pelham Manor. - Amends the vehicle and traffic law to repeal and replace section 235, which establishes jurisdiction for administrative tribunals to hear and determine complaints of traffic infractions, including violations related to traffic control signals, speed limits, bus lanes, tolls, and school buses, where authorized by local law or ordinance. - Amends provisions related to the creation, jurisdiction, and procedures of parking violations bureaus, the issuance of notices of violation and liability, and the adjudication of charges. - Authorizes the village of Pelham Manor to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on vehicle owners for failure of an operator to comply with traffic control signals, and sets forth the related procedures and requirements. - Makes corresponding amendments to the general municipal law and the public officers law. The bill is intended to provide a comprehensive legal framework for the use of photo monitoring devices to enforce certain traffic violations, while establishing due process protections for vehicle owners.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S415