S10243 • 2025

Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services

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Sponsor: Cordell Cleare
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services

Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services Establishes an affirmative defense for certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services.

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Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services Establishes an affirmative defense for certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services.

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2026-05-08 Senate
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Establishes an affirmative defense to certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services
Establishes an affirmative defense for certain parking violations for individuals attending religious services.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10243

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       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