NYC Council Introduction 551

intro.nyc/0551-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Establishing a day-fines pilot program in the office of administrative trials and hearings
Status: Committee Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Sponsored by Justin L. Brannan
Introduced: March 7, 2024

This bill would require the office of administrative trials and hearings to collaborate with two or more enforcement agencies designated by the Mayor to establish a pilot program to use day-fines for certain violations of local law. For this purpose, “day-fines” refers to a system for assessing civil penalties that takes into account a respondent’s daily disposable income.