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Link to bill:<br />
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<a href="http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1681097&GUID=32083DFE-08DE-449D-9C57-DEAC6E835FE2" target="_blank">http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Legi...7-DEAC6E835FE2</a><br />
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In effect 6/23/2014; Law enforceable 9/21/2014<br />
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<font size="4"><font color="#ff00ff">Tl,DR: Stunt riding is now banned in NY whether or not you're on public or private property. Completely banned. It carries a misdemeanor charge and is punishable by fines and imprisonment. </font></font><br />
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Text:<br />
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By Council Members Rodriguez, Chin, Koo, Levine, Treyger, Levin, Arroyo, Van Bramer, Dromm and Greenfield<br />
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting certain stunt behavior with vehicles.<br />
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Be it enacted by the Council as follows:<br />
Section 1. Section 10-163 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 46 for the year 2004, is amended to read as follows:<br />
� 10-163[.] Speed contests [and], races and stunt behavior. <br />
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a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: <br />
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1. "Vehicle" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in article one of the vehicle and traffic law.<br />
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2. "Engage" or "aid or abet" shall mean actions or circumstances that reasonably indicate that a race, exhibition or contest of speed or stunt behavior has occurred or is imminent, including, but not limited to: the presence of a canister appearing to hold nitrous oxide attached to a vehicle; an explicit invitation to race; the presence of a starting or ending point marked in some way; wagering on the race's outcome; the exhibiting of stunt behavior; acting as a starter or flagperson; pushing vehicles to a starting line; or directing traffic at such an event or gathering.<br />
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3. "Stunt behavior" shall mean operating a vehicle in a public place, or on private property open to the public, in a manner which unreasonably interferes with other persons' use of public streets and/or endangers the health or safety of the public, the vehicle operator or its passengers, by accelerating a vehicle at a high rate of speed; raising a vehicle to the degree that one or more wheels lose contact with the ground, commonly referred to as a "wheelie"; spinning a vehicle rapidly in a circle, commonly referred to as a "donut"; using the power of the engine and braking force to cause the rear wheel of a vehicle to spin, heating the rear tire and producing smoke; or increasing the revolutions per minute of a vehicle whether or not the vehicle is in motion, commonly referred to as "revving," thereby causing unreasonable noise. <br />
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b. Except as provided in the vehicle and traffic law, <font color="red">no person shall engage in</font> [or participate in] any race, exhibition or contest of speed involving a vehicle, or aid or abet in such race, exhibition or contest of speed, on any highway, street, alley, sidewalk, <font color="red">or any public or private parking lot or area.</font> [Under this subdivision, "engage in" and "participate" shall mean actions or circumstances that reasonably indicate that a race, exhibition or contest of speed has occurred or is imminent, including, but not limited to, the presence of a canister appearing to hold nitrous oxide attached to a vehicle; an explicit invitation to race; a starting or ending point marked in some way; the wagering on the race's outcome; the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner where the operator, in competition, accelerates at a high rate of speed; the raising of a vehicle vertically; the spinning of the vehicle rapidly in a circle.]<br />
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c. Except as provided in the vehicle and traffic law, <font color="red">no person shall engage in stunt behavior involving a vehicle, or aid or abet in such stunt behavior. </font><br />
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d. Except as provided i<font color="red">n the vehicle and traffic law, no person shall participate [as a spectator] in any event or gathering held for the purpose of</font> a race, exhibition or contest of speed [not authorized pursuant to the vehicle and traffic law] or<font color="red"> stunt behavior involving a vehicle. </font>[Under] For purposes of this subdivision, "participate" shall mean [acts at the scene of a race that reasonably appear to support such race] wagering on the outcome of the race, exhibition or contest of speed or stunt behavior or [actively] taking specific overt actions encouraging the [participants to] people engaging in the race, exhibition, contest of speed or stunt behavior.<br />
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e. Except as provided in the vehicle and traffic law, <font color="red">no person shall operate, drive or park a motorcycle, whether or not in motion, unless the number plate is easily readable and is not obstructed by any part of the motorcycle,</font> its equipment, or anything carried thereon, including the operator or a passenger. For purposes of this subdivision, "motorcycle" shall have the same meaning as in section one hundred twenty three of the vehicle and traffic law.<br />
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f. <font color="red">A violation of subdivision [a] b or c shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable by imprisonment of not more than six months or a fine of not more than six hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment, except that the imprisonment for a violation of subdivision c shall be not more than sixty days.</font> <font color="#ff00ff">A second or subsequent violation of subdivision [a] b or c of this section committed within ten years of a violation of subdivision [a] b or c of this section shall be punishable upon conviction by imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment, except that the imprisonment for a violation of subdivision c shall be not more than one hundred twenty days.</font> <font color="lime">A violation of subdivision [b] d or e shall constitute a violation punishable by imprisonment of up to fifteen days or a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.</font><br />
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�2. This local law shall become effective 90 days after its enactment into law.<br />
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PD + Law<br />
4-15-14<br />
LF<br />
Amended 5/21/14 6:42 pm
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