STATE OF NEW YORK
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3343
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, COLTON, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD,
HUNTER, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT,
SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to violations of the
uniform fire prevention and building code
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Where a building has been altered in violation of any provision of
4 the uniform code or any lawful order obtained thereunder, and such
5 alteration impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or
6 other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building who has knowledge
7 of such alteration or should have had knowledge of such alteration shall
8 be subject to a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred
9 dollars.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01596-01-9
