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City of Schenectady, NY
Schenectady County
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New Laws (3) Index Notes (14)
No officer, agent or employee of the City shall render himself personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties under this chapter. Any suit brought against any officer, agent or employee of the City as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties under this chapter shall be defended by the Corporation Counsel of the City until the final determination of the proceedings thereon.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 8-25, concerning a short title, which immediately preceded this section, was repealed 6-2-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986.
[Amended 7-26-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979; 6-3-1996 by Ord. No. 96-31; 6-3-1996 by Ord. No. 96-33]
A. 
Failure to comply with the terms of this chapter shall be a violation as defined by the Penal Law of the State of New York and shall be punishable as follows:
[Amended 11-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-18]
(1) 
For a first offense: by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
(2) 
For a second offense of a prior violation of this chapter by the same person(s), firm(s) and/or corporation(s): by a fine of not less than $750 nor more than $1,500 or by a term of imprisonment of not less than five days nor more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
(3) 
For a third offense and any subsequent offenses thereafter of a prior violation of this chapter by the same person(s), firm(s) and/or corporation(s): by a fine of not less than $1,500 nor more than $3,000 or by a term of imprisonment of not less than five days nor more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
(4) 
In the alternative, each violation of this chapter may be punishable by a penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $3,000 to be recovered by the City in a civil action.
B. 
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which noncompliance with the terms of this chapter occurs or continues unabated after the time limit set for abatement of the violation.
C. 
Any person issued a notice of violation pursuant to any provision of this chapter shall be subject to an administrative fee of $50, and such administrative fee shall be charged against the land upon which the notice of violation was issued as a municipal lien or such administrative fee shall be added to the tax rolls as an assessment or levied as a special tax against said property or recovered in a civil suit against the person to which the notice of violation was issued.