Int. No. 975-A
By Council Members Maisel, Rose, Cornegy, Salamanca, Koo and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to fines and civil penalties for failure to remove abandoned poles
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 24-411 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
b. The persons owning, operating, managing or controlling poles, wires or appurtenances which may have been so disused or abandoned, or which may be dangerous or unsafe, shall take down and remove them, and upon their failure to do so, the commissioner of [design and construction, in accordance with chapter fifty-five of the charter, unless otherwise directed by the mayor pursuant to such chapter,] transportation shall remove the same forthwith, at the expense of such persons. Before such removal, the commissioner of transportation [or the commissioner of design and construction], except where a condition of danger exists, shall mail a notice thereof to the last known address of such persons, a copy of which shall be posted for a period of ten days on each of such poles prior to its removal.
§ 2. Subdivision c of section 24-411 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
c. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than [two hundred fifty] $350 nor more than [five hundred] $750 dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both. In addition to or as an alternative to such penalty, such person shall also be subject to a civil penalty of no less than nor more than $100 per day such person is in violation of any provision of this section. Such civil penalties shall be imposed in the manner set forth in section 19-150.
§ 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after its enactment.
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