NYC Council Introduction 645

intro.nyc/0645-2026 2026-2029 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 Lincoln Restler
Introduced: February 12, 2026

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.