STATE OF NEW YORK
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216
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Govern-
ments
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to punishment
for the violation of a local law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 10 of the munici-
2 pal home rule law is amended to read as follows:
3 (b) To provide for the enforcement of local laws by legal or equitable
4 proceedings which are or may be provided or authorized by law, to
5 prescribe that violations thereof shall constitute misdemeanors,
6 offenses or infractions and to provide for the punishment of violations
7 thereof by civil penalty, fine, forfeiture, community service or impri-
8 sonment, or by two or more of such punishments, provided, however, that
9 a local law adopted pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall
10 provide only for such enforcement or punishment as could be prescribed
11 if the action of the legislative body were taken by ordinance, resol-
12 ution, rule or regulation, as the case may be.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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