Town of Huntington, NY
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2023-11-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 183 Tow Trucks and Towing for Hire
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Article XI Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions
- VOLUME I
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Fair, Open and Accountable Government
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 5 Assessment, Department of; Administrative Review of Assessments
- Ch 6 Audit and Control, Department of
- Ch 8 Beautification Advisory Council
- Ch 9 Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons With Disabilities
- Ch 10 Budget and Finances
- Ch 12 Capital Program
- Ch 13 Public Officials
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Commercial Fishing Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Comptroller
- Ch 19 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 21 Environmental Open Space and Park Funds
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Engineering Services, Department of
- Ch 27 Environmental Waste Management, Department of
- Ch 28 Ephedra Products
- Ch 29 Ethics
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 General Services, Department of
- Ch 35 Harbor and Boating Advisory Council
- Ch 36 Administrative Hearing Officer
- Ch 39 Human Services, Department of
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 41 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 42 Department of Information Technology
- Ch 43 Maritime Services, Department of
- Ch 44 Mass Transit Citizens' Advisory Council
- Ch 45 Citizens' Advisory Committee on Parking
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 50 Public Nuisances
- Ch 51 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 52 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Ch 52A Planning and Environment, Department of
- Ch 53 Public Disclosure by Contractors and Vendors
- Ch 54 Public Hearings: Time Limits for Action
- Ch 55 Public Safety, Department of
- Ch 57 Receiver of Taxes Department
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Senior Citizens' Board
- Ch 61 (Reserved)
- Ch 62 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Supervisor, Department of
- Ch 64 Town Attorney, Department of
- Ch 64A Town Clerk, Department of
- Ch 65 Transportation and Traffic Safety
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Voluntary Mediation of Disputes
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Administrative Search Warrants
- Ch 73 Advertising; Distribution of Circulars
- Ch 74 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 78 Animals
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Building Construction
- Ch 89 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 90 Cannabis
- Ch 91 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and Amusement Events
- Ch 92 Clothes Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 93 Civil Enforcement and Administrative Adjudication
- Ch 94 Community Antenna Television Franchises
- Ch 95 Community Gardening Program
- Ch 96 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 97 Consumer Protection
- Ch 98 Domestic Partnership Registry
- Ch 99 Dix Hills Water District
- Ch 100 (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Electrical Standards and Regulations
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Film Permits
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 114 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Games of Chance
- Ch 117 Solid Waste Management: Collection, Recycling and Disposal
- Ch 119 Graffiti
- Ch 120 Harbors and Waterways
- Ch 124 Housing Standards and Property Maintenance
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 130 Junkyards
- Ch 132 Landscaping
- Ch 133 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 134 Local Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 135 Loitering, Parking and Congregating
- Ch 137 Marine Conservation and Regulation of Marine Structures
- Ch 141 Noise
- Ch 143 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 145 Parades and Public Assemblages
- Ch 149 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 150 Christmas Trees
- Ch 151 Petroleum and Other Fuel Products, Sale of
- Ch 153 Plumbing Regulations
- Ch 155 (Reserved)
- Ch 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances
- Ch 156A Bamboo
- Ch 157 Public Benefit Incentives
- Ch 158 Public Benefit Funds
- VOLUME II
- Ch 159 Recreational Facilities
- Ch 160 Registration and Permitting of Property
- Ch 161 Senior Citizens: Condominium Conversions
- Ch 164 Sewer Use Management
- Ch 166 Shellfish Management
- Ch 168 Floodplain Management
- Ch 169 Coastal Erosion Management
- Ch 170 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streams, Watercourses and Wetlands
- Ch 172 Land Conservation
- Ch 173 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 174 Liability of Town
- Ch 178 Taxation
- Ch 180 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 183 Tow Trucks and Towing for Hire
- Ch 183 Art XI Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 183-55 Penalties for Violations.
- § 183-56 No implied warranty.
- § 183-57 Severability.
- Ch 184 Trapping
- Ch 186 Tree Preservation and Protection
- Ch 188 Trespassing and Encroachments
- Ch 189 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Ch 191 Unsafe and Damaged Buildings and Structures
- Ch 192 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 193 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 194 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 195 Waste Management
- Ch 196 Wood and Coal Burning Appliances
- Ch 197 Planning, Design and Development
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A202 Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations
- Ch A203 Trustees, Board of
- Ch A204 Zoning Board of Appeals Fees and Charges
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Traffic Code
- Chapters
- Ch TC1 General Provisions
- Ch TC2 Traffic Regulations
- Ch TC3 Parking Regulations
- Ch TC4 Parking Fields
- Ch TC5 Commercial and Construction Vehicles; Weight Limits
- Ch TC6 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch TC7 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Schedules
- Sch A Traffic Control Signals
- Sch B Prohibited Turns on Red Signals
- Sch C Prohibited Turns
- Sch D One-Way Streets
- Sch E Parking Area Exits/Entrances and/or Driveways
- Sch F Lane Designations
- Sch G Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch H Speed Limits on Certain Streets
- Sch I School Speed Limits
- Sch J Parking, Stopping and Standing Restrictions
- Sch K Private Parking Fields
- Sch L Town Parking Fields
- Sch M Truck Exclusions
- Sch N Play Streets
- Sch O Commercial Vehicle and Truck Exclusions
- Sch P On-Street Metered Parking
- Traffic Code Disposition List
- Ch TCDL Disposition List
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015; 11-6-2019 by L.L. No. 56-2019]
(A)
Any person or persons, associations, corporations or entities violating
this chapter or any section or provision thereof is guilty of an offense,
which upon conviction is punishable by a fine as indicated below or
imprisonment for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or by both
fine and imprisonment, and each day's continued violation shall constitute
a separate offense:
(1)
First offense: not less than Three Hundred Fifty ($350) Dollars
and not more than One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars.
(2)
Second offense committed within five (5) years of the first
offense: not less than Six Hundred Fifty ($650) Dollars and not more
than Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollars.
[Amended 9-14-2021 by L.L. No. 50-2021]
(3)
Third offense committed within five (5) years of the first offense:
not less than One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($1,250) Dollars and
not more than Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars, and additionally, in
the case of vehicle operators, revocation of permit for a minimum
of one (1) year, after which, reinstatement shall be based on a complete
new application process, including fingerprints.
[Amended 9-14-2021 by L.L. No. 50-2021]
(B)
Any person or entity found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall likewise be
subject to a monetary penalty within the range of fines authorized
in subdivision A for a first offense, subsequent offenses and continuing
offenses, respectively. Additionally, in the case of vehicle operators,
upon the finding by the Bureau of a third violation, the permit shall
be revoked for a minimum of one (1) year, after which the operator
shall file a complete new application, submit to fingerprinting and
pay the requisite fees as set forth in this chapter.
(C)
In addition to the criminal and civil penalties set forth herein
or in other applicable law, rule or regulation, the Town Attorney
is authorized to pursue civil and equitable relief in the name of
the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited
to compensatory actions; civil penalties in the amount of up to five
hundred ($500) dollars per day, or any part thereof; an action to
compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation
of this chapter; and other remedies which in the opinion of the Town
Attorney may seem necessary and proper. Any civil monetary penalty
awarded may be added to the tax bill of the property where the violation
has occurred and shall be collected in the same manner.
(D)
Notwithstanding any conviction, fine, imprisonment, or finding by
the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication hereunder, any license,
certificate or permit holder shall also be liable to suspension, revocation
or future disapproval of any license, certificate of permit held by
them in their own or any business or corporate name for any offense
against this chapter. The provisions contained in this chapter regarding
disapproval, suspension and revocation shall be controlling to effectuate
any disapproval, suspension or revocation provided for herein.
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
Nothing herein shall imply a warranty by the
Town of Huntington or bear any relationship to any approval or representation
by the Town as to the quality of performance, character or reputation
of any licensee, vehicle or permittee.
The provisions of this chapter are declared
to be severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this chapter shall for any reason be held invalid or unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this chapter, but they shall remain
in effect, it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall
stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
