City of Schenectady, NY Article XI Commercial Vehicle Safety

[Added 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 99-03]

§ 248-110 Transportation of hazardous materials.

There is hereby incorporated into the City Code of Ordinances all of the provisions of Article 2, § 14-f, of the Transportation Law of the State of New York, entitled "Transportation of hazardous materials," and Title 17 NYCRR Part 507, entitled "Transportation of Hazardous Materials" and all amendments and changes thereto which may be enacted or made hereafter.

§ 248-111 Matters relating to all motor carriers.

There is hereby incorporated into the City Code of Ordinances all of the provisions of Article 6, § 136 et seq., of the Transportation Law of the State of New entitled "Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers" and all amendments and changes thereto which may be enacted or made hereafter.

§ 248-112 Safety requirements.

There is hereby incorporated into the City Code of Ordinances all of the provisions of Title 17 NYCRR Part 820 of the transportation regulations of the state as promulgated under Article 6, § 140, of the Transportation Law of the State of New York, entitled "Safety requirements," and all amendments and changes thereto which may be enacted or made hereafter.

§ 248-113 Penalties for offenses.

The section references below are to the New York State laws.

		First Offense		Second Offense
		Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
Section 1815, Tax Law: Highway Use Tax
	Any violation	$100	$250	$250	$500
Section 14-f, Transportation Law: Hazardous Materials, All Vehicles
	O/S-brakes, steering or coupling	$500	$1,500	$1,500	$2,500
	Operation of out-of-service vehicle	$2,500	$5,000	$3,500	No limit
	All other violations	$350	$1,000	$1,000	$2,500
Section 140(2)(d), Transportation Law: Commercial Vehicle Safety
	O/S brakes, steering, coupling or load security	$350	$1,000	$1,000	$,2500
	Operation out-of-service vehicle	$1,000	$2,500	$2,500	$5,000
	All other violations (if not corrected)	$150	$500	$500	$1,000
Section 140(2)(d), Transportation Law: Commercial Vehicle Safety, Farm-plated Vehicles**
	O/S brakes, steering, coupling or load security (if not corrected)	$350	$1,000	$1,000	$2,500
	Operation of out-of-service vehicle	$1,000	$2,500	$2,500	$5,000
	All other violations (if not corrected)	$150	$500	$500	$1,000
	O/S brakes	$150	$150	--	--
	O/S steering/ coupling	$100	$100	--	--
	O/S all others	$50	$50	--	--
Sections 211 and 212, Transportation Law: Log Books
	Any violation	$200 (mis- demeanor)*	--	--	--

NOTES:

Notice of corrections (see **farm-plated vehicles) Fix-it provisions, do not apply to paperwork violations, the operation of an out-of-service vehicle or out-of-service violations pertaining to brakes, steering, load security or coupling devices. Fix-it provisions do not apply to any out-of-service violations under § 14-f, Transportation Law.

*Surcharges. A person must pay the following surcharges in addition to the fine if convicted of the charge:

(a)	Felony: $150.
(b)	Misdemeanor: $85.
(c)	Violation: $40.
(d)	Additionally, all convicted persons must pay a $5 crime victims assistance fee.

**Farm-plated vehicles are allowed a three-business-day fix-it provision to reduce the fine in out-of-service violations or have a ticket dismissed in non-out-of-service violations.