[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
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.