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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11060
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
digital parking payment applications to provide notice of applicable
parking restrictions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 74-d to read as follows:
3 § 74-D. DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATIONS; REQUIRED PARKING
4 ENFORCEMENT NOTICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DIGITAL PARKING
5 PAYMENT APPLICATION" SHALL MEAN ANY MOBILE APPLICATION, WEBSITE, OR
6 DIGITAL PLATFORM AUTHORIZED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ALLOWS A
7 USER TO PAY FOR ON-STREET OR MUNICIPALLY OPERATED PARKING.
8 2. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT AUTHORIZES OR IMPLEMENTS THE USE OF
9 A DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATION SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH APPLICA-
10 TION:
11 (A) CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYS, IN A TEXT COLOR THAT IS
12 DIFFERENT FROM OTHER TEXT IN SUCH DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATION,
13 ALL APPLICABLE PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SELECTED PARKING LOCATION
14 PRIOR TO OR AT THE TIME OF PAYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
15 (I) PERMITTED PARKING DURATION LIMITS;
16 (II) METERED PARKING HOURS OF OPERATION;
17 (III) NO PARKING, NO STANDING, OR NO STOPPING PERIODS;
18 (IV) STREET CLEANING OR ALTERNATE-SIDE PARKING RULES;
19 (V) PERMIT-ONLY OR RESTRICTED-USE DESIGNATIONS; AND
20 (VI) ANY OTHER RESTRICTION THAT MAY RESULT IN THE ISSUANCE OF A PARK-
21 ING VIOLATION;
22 (B) PROVIDES LOCATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT IS REASONABLY ACCURATE
23 FOR THE DATE AND TIME SELECTED BY THE USER;
24 (C) IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN APPLICABLE
25 PARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS;
26 (D) INCLUDES A CLEAR NOTICE TO USERS WHERE ANY PARKING RESTRICTION
27 INFORMATION MAY BE INCOMPLETE OR SUBJECT TO CHANGE; AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (E) INCLUDES A CLEAR NOTICE TO USERS THAT IF A USER, AFTER BEING MADE
2 AWARE OF APPLICABLE PARKING RESTRICTIONS, PROCEEDS TO VIOLATE SUCH PARK-
3 ING RESTRICTIONS, SUCH USER MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINES, PENALTIES OR BOTH
4 AS SET FORTH IN APPLICABLE STATE LAW, LOCAL LAW OR LOCAL ORDINANCE,
5 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ISSUANCE OF A TICKET, TOWING OR VEHI-
6 CLE IMMOBILIZATION.
7 3. EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT AUTHORIZES OR IMPLEMENTS A DIGITAL
8 PARKING PAYMENT APPLICATION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO SUCH APPLICATION, IN
9 A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND READABLE FORMAT, CURRENT INFORMATION
10 REGARDING PARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS
11 SECTION.
12 4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INVALIDATE OR OTHER-
13 WISE AFFECT THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PARKING VIOLATION ISSUED PURSUANT
14 TO APPLICABLE LAW.
15 5. WHERE A CONTRACTOR IS OPERATING A DIGITAL PARKING PAYMENT APPLICA-
16 TION ON BEHALF OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, SUCH CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE
17 DEEMED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHERE SUCH CONTRACTOR DEMONSTRATES
18 THAT THEY REASONABLY RELIED UPON PARKING REGULATION DATA PROVIDED BY THE
19 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
21 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
22 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
23 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
24 completed on or before such date.