Int No. 999
By Council Members Comrie, Chin, Dickens, Dromm, King, Koslowitz, Palma, Rose, Williams, Wills and Rodriguez
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to parking permits for poll workers.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-162.3 to read as follows:
§ 19-162.3 Permissible parking for poll workers. Upon request, the department shall issue one permit for any individual who will serve as a poll worker designated by the board of elections during any election conducted by the board of elections. Such permit shall allow such individual to park where parking is otherwise prohibited, except for emergency vehicle parking areas, while such permit is in effect. Such permit shall exempt such individual possessing such permit from paying meters on the day such permit is in effect. Such permit shall be effective for a single day, with such effective date displayed on such permit. Such permit shall be non-transferable and the department may set a civil penalty not greater than five hundred dollars for misuse of such permit.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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11/8/12