S 10243 NY
Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services
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Summary
This bill amends New York's Vehicle and Traffic Law to establish an affirmative defense to certain parking violations. Individuals who receive citations for standing, stopping, or parking in bus lanes in violation of New York City rules can use the defense that they were attending religious services at the time of the violation. The bill also establishes the same affirmative defense for certain other parking violations under specific NYC demonstration programs. The affirmative defense allows defendants to argue that the parking violation should be excused or dismissed based on their attendance at religious services. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Establishes an affirmative defense for certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services.
Sponsor (1)
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 8, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
Text versions (2)
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10243
IN SENATE
May 8, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (p) to read as follows: 3 (p) It shall be an affirmative defense to any notice of liability 4 issued for standing, stopping, or parking in a bus lane in violation of 5 the applicable provisions of section 4-08 of chapter four of title thir- 6 ty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant to a bus rapid 7 transit program adopted pursuant to this section that the operator of 8 the vehicle was attending religious services at the time of such 9 violation. 10 § 2. Section 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 11 adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows: 12 (r) It shall be an affirmative defense to any notice of liability 13 issued for a violation of section 4-08(e)(9) or 4-08(f)(4) of chapter 14 four of title thirty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant 15 to a demonstration program adopted pursuant to this section that the 16 operator of the vehicle was attending religious services at the time of 17 such violation. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the 19 amendments to sections 1111-c and 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic 20 law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal 21 of such sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15779-01-6
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