Int. No. 610
By Council Members Lee, Salaam, Dinowitz, Ariola, Stevens, Ung, Krishnan, Williams, Narcisse and Powers
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a vehicle theft prevention program
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-194 to read as follows:
§ 14-194 Vehicle theft prevention program. a. Program. Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a program to provide devices to the public that help to prevent vehicle theft, including but not limited to steering wheel locking devices. The department shall also provide to the public educational materials on any known software issues that make vehicles easier to steal, and, to the extent feasible, provide assistance in installing software updates that address such issues.
b. Public outreach. The department shall engage in a public outreach campaign to inform the public about the program and any other programs administered by the department to prevent vehicle theft.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
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