Int. No. 300
By Council Members Dilan, Liu, Comrie, Felder, Fidler, Foster, Gennaro, Jackson, Monserrate, Nelson, Reed, Sears, Stewart, Vann and Weprin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the limitation on removal of motor vehicles for purposes of satisfying parking violation judgments.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 19-212 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
19-212 Limitation on removal of motor vehicles for purposes of satisfying parking violation judgments. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motor vehicle shall not be removed from any street or other public area solely for the purpose of satisfying an outstanding judgment or judgments for parking violations against the owner unless the total amount of such judgment or judgments, including interest, is greater than [two hundred thirty dollars] four hundred dollars. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the removal of a motor vehicle which is illegally parked, stopped or standing.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately after it is enacted into law.