[Amended 2-3-2016 by L.L.
No. 3-2016; 1-5-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
Any other provision of this Code notwithstanding, any police
officer of the Town of Haverstraw, the Village Superintendent of Public
Works and/or his designated representative, and any other officer,
official or employee of the Village responsible for the enforcement
of violations of the Village Code, is hereby authorized and empowered
to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and to issue, or cause
to be issued, process returnable in the Justice Court of the Village
of West Haverstraw, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction,
for such purpose.
[Amended 4-10-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006; 2-5-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014; 2-6-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
A. Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of any provision of this chapter shall (other than a parking violation for which the penalties are provided at §
237-33B) for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within 18 months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Parking Violations
(1) Every person convicted of any of the following parking violations
shall be subject to the following penalties:
Violation
|
Fine
|
After 14 Days
|
After 30 Days
|
After 60 Days
|
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Overtime parking
|
$15
|
$30
|
$45
|
$60
|
Parking in prohibited zone
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Improper parking
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Restricted parking
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Blocking driveway
|
$50
|
$100
|
$150
|
$200
|
Parked in loading zone
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Parked on sidewalk
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Parked within 15 feet of fire hydrant
|
$50
|
$100
|
$150
|
$200
|
Parked facing wrong direction
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Double parked
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
Parked in fire zone
|
$100
|
$200
|
$300
|
$400
|
Parked in handicapped zone
|
$100
|
$200
|
$300
|
$400
|
All other violations
|
$30
|
$60
|
$90
|
$120
|
[Added 11-17-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to impose
a local surcharge on convictions rendered in the Village of West Haverstraw
Justice Court pursuant to the enabling authority of § 1809-d
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as added by Chapter 56 of The Laws
of 2004.
B. Local surcharge for traffic violations. For convictions
rendered in the Village of West Haverstraw Justice Court for violations
committed between the effective date of this section and September
1, 2005, which convictions are subject to a mandatory surcharge imposed
pursuant to § 1809 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, there
shall be an additional surcharge of $10 per violation.
C. Payment to Clerk of Court; disposition of surcharge. The surcharge authorized by Subsection
A of this section shall be paid to the Justice Court Clerk of the Village of West Haverstraw Justice Court. Within the first 10 days of the month next succeeding the collection of such surcharge, the court shall pay the surcharge upon application to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Village of West Haverstraw.
D. Refunds. Any person who has paid a surcharge authorized
by this section which is ultimately determined not to be required
by the section shall be entitled to a refund of such surcharge upon
application to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Village of West Haverstraw.
Such Chief Fiscal Officer shall require such proof as is necessary
in order to determine whether a refund is required by law.
E. Effective date. This section shall take effect immediately
upon filing with the office of the Secretary of State.