There is hereby created the position of Parking
Violations Officer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform District
Court Act and/or the Uniform Justice Court Act, the Parking Violations
Officer shall have the power to issue and serve, within the Village
of Port Jefferson, appearance tickets and/or subpoenas for violation
of the Vehicle and Traffic Code in cases involving nonmoving violations.
Such service shall have the same force and effect as if served by
a peace officer without his being a peace officer.
A.
To strengthen the authority of the Code Enforcement
Bureau, there is hereby specifically enacted to the Village Code the
following sections of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law by
reference:
(1)
Sections 1100 to 1196, inclusive.
(2)
Sections 1200 to 1253, excluding §§ 1204,
1223, 1229, 1228-a and 1229-b.
(3)
There is hereby incorporated by reference all the
sections of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law not previously
incorporated into the Village Code, capable of being enforced by Village
personnel, and not specifically excluded from being enacted into local
municipal laws.
[Amended 8-13-2001 by L.L. No. 16-2001; 3-3-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
A.
Except as indicated below, every person convicted
of a traffic infraction for a violation of any provision of this chapter
which is not a violation of any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York shall, for a first conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for
not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for
a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 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 after the first
conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$250 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. For the following violations, the minimum fine
for a first conviction shall be as follows:
Type
|
Fine
| |
---|---|---|
Parking without permit
|
$100
| |
No parking/standing
|
$75
| |
Wrong way parking
|
$50
| |
Obstruction of roadway
|
$50
| |
Parking in crosswalk
|
$50
| |
Overtime parking
|
$30
| |
Designated parking
|
$75
| |
Other parking violations
|
$50
| |
Parking or standing within 25 feet of an intersection
|
$100
|
A.
Except those parts, if any, which are subject to approval
under § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York, this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder shall
take effect as provided by law.
B.
Any part or parts of this chapter and any regulations
adopted hereunder which are subject to approval under § 1684
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall take
effect from and after the day on which approval in writing is received
from the New York State Department of Transportation.
If any article, section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such adjudication
shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but
shall be confined in its operation to the article, section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or provision thereof directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
All prior ordinances, regulations and rules,
or parts thereof, of this Village regulating traffic and parking are
hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent
the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed
in violation of any ordinance, regulation or rule hereby repealed
prior to the taking effect of this chapter.