:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the: dep
artment:of:sanitation:shall:be:autho ri
zed:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:offi cial
:telephone:records:for:the:pu rpos e:of:de
termining:the:identity:and:locati on: of:any:person:or:ent
ity:reasonably:believed:by:the:c o mm issioner:to:have:violated:subd
ivision:a:of:this:section:by:aff i x ing,:attaching:or:pla cing:by:wha te ver :means :a:
sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purp os es:of:im posing:a:criminal:fine:or :civil:penal t y:pursuant:to:t his:se
ction,:every:sticker:or:decal: affixed,: att ac hed:or:placed:by :whatev er:means:in :v iolation:of:subdiv
ision:a:of:this:section,:sh all:be : de em e d:to:be:the:subjec t:of:a:se p arate:violation:fo
r:which:a:separate:crimina l:fine :or:ci v il:penalty:shall: be: impo sed.§2.:This:law:s
hall:take:effect:immediately:upon: its:enac tment: into :law.:Ì:Int.:No .:34:By:Council:Members:Brewe
r,:A vella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile, :Gerson ,:G ioia,:Jackson,:McMa hon,:Nelson,:Pr ovenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin
,:Mo s ko witz,:Felder,:G ennaro, :L iu,:Lanz a,:Palma,:Gonzalez: and:Val lone:. . TitleA:Local:Law:to:a mend: the:
administ rative:code:of: the:city:of:New:York,: in:relation:the:imp roper: place ment:of:stickers...Body:Be: it:e nact
ed :by:the :Council:as:fol lows::S ection:1.:Section:10-117:of:the:administra tive: code:of:the:city:o f:New:Y ork,:as:
amended:by:local:law:number :68:for:the:year:1995,:and:loca l:law:311 :for:the:year:1992:is: hereby:amended:by
:a mending:paragr aph:a:and:g :and:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l :to:read:as:follows:§1 0-117:Defacement:
of :p roperty,:possess ion,:sa le :and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray :pain t: cans:an d:bro ad:tip
p ed:markers:p ro hibite d :in:c ertain:instances.:a .: No:pers on:sh al l: w rite,: paint,
: o r:draw:any:insc ri p tion,:figure:or:m a rk:or:aff ix,:at tach:or:place:by:
wh atever:means:a: sti ck er:or:decal : of:any:ty pe:o n:any:pu bli
c: or:private:b u ildi ng: or: oth er:s truct ure: o r:an y:o
ther:real:or:pers onal:pro pe rty:owned ,:ope ra ted:or:
maintained:by:a :pu blic :benef it :corp oration
,:the:city:of :New :Yo rk:o r: any:ag ency:or:i
nstrumentality: the re o f:or:by:an y: person,:firm,:or:corporat
ion,:or:any:pers onal:p r operty:m ainta ined:o n:a :ci
ty:street:or:ot her:city-owned:prope rt y :pu rs uant:to :a:
franchise,:conc es sion:o r:r e vocab le:c ons
ent:granted:by: the: c i ty, :unless:t he:e xpr
ess:permis si on: of :the:owner: or:operator:of:t he:pro
perty:has:been:ob tained . :g. :In:addition :to:the:criminal:penal tie s:impo
sed:pursu ant: t o:s ub divi sion:f:of:thi s:section,:a:person:who:vio la tes:t
he:provis io ns: o f:s ubdiv i sion:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall: be :liab
le:for:a: ci vil: p enal ty: of:not :more:than: five:hundred:dollars :for:
each:viol atio n: w hich:may:b e:recovered:in:a:p roceedi
ng: before:t he: envi ronmental:cont r ol:
board.: Such:pro cee din g:shall:b e:commenced:by :t he:ser
vices:of:a:notice :o f:violation:returnable:before:such:boa rd.:Anyone:found : to:
have:v iolated:the : provisio ns: of:subdivisio n:a :of:this:se c t i
on,:by :affixing,:att aching :or : placing:by:w ha tev
er:mea ns:a:stic ker :or:decal,:in:addition:to:any: pena lt y:impo
sed,:shall:be:re sp onsible:for : the:co st:of:t
he:removal:of:the:unau thorized:stickers:or:deca ls .i.:There
:shal l:be:a:rebuttab le:pres u mp t ion:that:
thepe rson:whos e:nam e, :telephon
e: number,:or:o ther:i dentifying:i
nf ormation:appe ars :on:any:sti
cke r:or:decal:af fix ed,:attached
:or :placed:by:w hat ever:means:i
n:v iolation:o f: s ubdivision
:a:of :this :se ct io n:violated
:this:s ec tio n:b y : either:(i
):affixing, :att a ch ing:or:pl
acing:by:w hatever : means: such:stick
er:or:decal:o r:(ii) : dire cting,:su
ffering:or:permit ting:a :serva nt ,:agent,:em
ployee:or:other:in divid ua l:under: such:perso
ns:control:to:engage:i n:such :a ct ivity.j . :There:sh
all:be:a:rebuttable:presumpt ion: t h at:if: a te lephone
:number:that:appears:on:any:sti cker:o r: de cal:affix ed ,:attach e
d:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:vi olati on :of:subdivis ion:a:of:t hi
s:section:belongs:to:a:telephone:answer ing: service:and:no: other:telephon e:nu
mber:or:address:is:readily:obtainable:to: locat e : the:person:or:business:advertised:the r
ein,:such:telephone:answering:service:shall:be: held : li ab l e :for:a:violation:of:subdivision :
a :in:accordance:with:the:provisions:of:this:section. :k.: The :commissioner:of:the:departmen
t:of:sanitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to : ob tai n: offici al:telephone:
records:for:the:purpose:of:determining:the:identity:and:loc atio n:of :any:person:or:entity:rea
sonably:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated:subdivisio n:a: of :this:sect ion:by:affixing,:attac h
ing:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:pu r pos es:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:or:civ il:
penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:every:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attach ed:or: placed:by:whatever:means:in:viola tion
: of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:sep ara te:violation:for:which:a:separate :crimina
l:fine:or:civil:penalty:shall:be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately: upon: its :ena ctment:into:law.:Ì:I nt.:No.:34:By:Co
uncil:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:N elson,:Provenzan o,:Quinn,:Seab rook,:Weprin,:Moskowi
tz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:th e :administrative: code:of:the:city:of:New:
York,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:fol lows::Section:1.:S ection:10-117:of:the:admini
strative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:loca l:law:311:for:the: year:1992:is:hereby:amended:by
:amending:paragraph:a:and:g:and:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l:to:read:as:follows:§10-117:Defacemen t:of:property,:posses sion,:sale:and:distribution:of: a
erosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:instances.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:pa int,:or:draw:any:i nscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affi x,
:attach:or:place:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:building:or:other:struc ture:or:any:oth er:real:or:personal:property:owned,:op
erated:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corporation,:the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:instrumentality:thereof:or :by:any:pers on,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:perso
nal:property:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:c onsent:gr anted:by:the:city,:unless:the:express:pe
rmission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:criminal:penalties:imposed:pursu ant:to :subdivision:f:of:this:section,:a:person
:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall:be:liable:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:than:fiv e :hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:
may:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before:the:environmental:control:board.:Such:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:not ice:o f :violation:returnable:before:such:board.
:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:st icke r:or:decal,:in:addition:to:any:penalty:impo
sed,:shall:be:responsible:for:the:cost:of:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that :th epers on:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:id
entifying:information:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:sec tion:v iolat ed:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:att
aching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:indivi dual:u nde r:such:persons:control:to:engage:in:such:acti
vity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:wha t eve r:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:
section:belongs:to:a:telephone:answering:service:and:no:other:telephone:number:or:address:is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:the:person:or:business: a dve rtised:therein,:such:telephone:answering:service
:shall:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the:provisions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:s anitatio n:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:
official:telephone:records:for:the:purpose:of:determining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:entity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commissioner: to: have:viola ted:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attac
hing:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:eve ry:sticker :or:d ecal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:i
n:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for:which:a:separate:criminal:fine:or:civil:pen alty:sh all :be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediate
ly:upon:its:enactment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Prov enzano, :Q uinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:L
iu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of :st ic ker s...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Se
ction:1.:Section:10-117:of:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:local:law:311:for:the :y ear :19 92:is:hereby:amended:by:amending:paragraph:a:and:g:a
nd:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l:to:read:as:follows:§10-117:Defacement:of:property,:possession,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and :b ro ad:tipp e d: markers:prohibited:in:certain:instances.:a.:No:person
:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:place:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:priv ate:b uilding:or:o ther:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:propert
y:owned,:operated:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corporation,:the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:instrumentality:thereof:or:by:any:person,:firm,:or:cor poration,:or:any : personal:property:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:oth
er:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:granted:by:the:city,:unless:the:express:permission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of :the:property :ha s:been:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:criminal:pena
lties:imposed:pursuant:to:subdivision:f:of:this:section,:a:person:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall:be:liable:for:a: civil:penalty:of :no t:more:than:five:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:
which:may:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before:the:environmental:control:board.:Such:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:notice:of:violation:retur nable:before:such:boa rd.:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:
subdivision:a:of:this:section,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition:to:any:penalty:imposed,:shall:be:responsible:f or: the:cost:of:t he:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.
:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:information:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:att ac hed:or:placed:by :whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:thi
s:section:violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitting:a:s erva nt,:agent,:employ ee:or:other:individual:under:such:persons:control:to:e
ngage:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:what ev er:means:in:violation :of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:belongs:to:a:telep
hone:answering:service:and:no:other:telephone:number:or:address:is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:the:person:or:business:advertised:therein,:such:telephone:answering:se r vice:shall:be:held:li able:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:wi
th:the:provisions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:sanitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:official:telephone:records:for :the:purpose:of :dete rmining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:e
ntity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l .:Fo r:the:purposes: of:i mposing:a:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:
this:section,:every:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a :s eparate:violati on:for :which:a:separate:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:sha
ll:be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately:upon:its:enactment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gi oia,:Jackson,:M cMaho n,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Mosk
owitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:plac ement:of:stic kers.. .Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Secti
on:1.:Section:10-117:of:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:local:law:311:for:the:year:1992:is:hereby: amended:by:am end ing:paragraph:a:and:g:and:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j
,:k:and:l:to:read:as:follows:§10-117:Defacement:of:property,:possession,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:in st ances.:a.:N o: pe rs on:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:fig
ure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:place:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:prop e rty:owned , :o per ate d:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corporation,:the
:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:instrumentality:thereof:or:by:any:person,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:property:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:pro perty:pur suant: t o:a:fra nchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:granted:by
:the:city,:unless:the:express:permission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:criminal:penalties:imposed:pursuant:to:subdivision:f: of:this: section ,:a :person:w ho:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:
d:of:this:section:shall:be:liable:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:than:five:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:may:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before:the:environmental:con trol:board.:Such:pro ceeding:s hall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:notice:of:vi
olation:returnable:before:such:board.:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticke r:or:de cal,:in:additio n:to:any:p enalty:imposed,:shall:be:responsible:for:the:cost:
of:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:information:appe ars:on :any:sticker:or:decal:affixed, :attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation
:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permit ting :a:servant,:a gent,:emp loyee:or:other:individual:under:such:persons:contr