Int. No. 1664-A
By Council Members Lancman, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Gentile, Gibson, Rose and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to report on the number of arrests and summonses returnable to the Transit Adjudication Bureau for subway fare evasion
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-172 to read as follows:
§ 14-172. Online reporting of arrests and summonses for subway fare evasion. a. No later than 30 days after the quarter ending December 31, 2017 and 30 days after every quarter thereafter, the department shall publish on the department’s website a report for the prior quarter, which shall include:
1. The total number of arrests under subdivision 3 of section 165.15 of the penal law that occurred in a New York city transit authority station in total and disaggregated by the (a) transit bureau district; (b) New York city transit authority station; (c) race, sex and age group of the arrestee, including but not limited to disaggregation of arrestees under the age of 18; and (d) whether the arrestee was issued a desk appearance ticket or was the subject of a live arrest.
2. The total number of summonses returnable to the transit adjudication bureau issued for subway fare evasion as defined in section 1050.4 of title 21 of the New York codes, rules and regulations in total and disaggregated by (a) transit bureau district; (b) the New York city transit authority station; and (c) race, sex and age group of the violator, including but not limited to disaggregation of violators under the age of 18.
b. The department shall publish on its website the department’s policy with respect to determining whether an individual is issued a summons returnable to the transit adjudication bureau or a criminal summons.
c. Data pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of subdivision a of this section shall be stored permanently, and shall be accessible from the department’s website in a format that permits automated processing.
§2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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