:I nt .
:No. :34: By:Cou ncil:Me
m b ers:Brewe
r,:Avella,:Comri e,:Fidler, :Gentil
e,:Gerso n, : Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Ne
lson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Mos
kowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzal
ez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:admini
strative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:th
e:improper:placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by
:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-117:of:the:admi
nistrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law: n
umber:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:local: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:Defacement:of:property,:possession,:sale:and:distribut
ion:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:instanc
es.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:at
tach:or:place:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:bui
lding:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:property: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:corpor a t ion,:or:any:personal:property:maintained:on:a:city:stree
t:or:other:city-owned:property:pu rsuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:g
ranted:by:the:city,:unless:the:expr ess:permission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property
:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:addi tion:to:the:criminal:penalties:imposed:pursuant:to:s
ubdivision:f:of:this:sec t ion,:a:person:who:violates:the:provisions:of
:subdivision:a,:b, : c :or:d:of:this:section:shall:be:liabl
e:for:a:civil:p enalty:of:not:more:than:five:hundr
ed:dollars:for :each:violation:which:may:be:r
ecovered:in:a :proceeding:before:the:enviro
nmental:contr ol:board.:Such:proceeding:
shall:be:comm enced:by:the:servic
es:of:a:noti ce:of:violation:retu
rnable:bef ore:such:board.:A
nyone:foun d:to:have:viola
ted:the:prov isions:of:subd
ivision:a:of :this:section,
:by:affixing ,:attaching:
or:placing:b y:whatever:m
eans:a:stick er:or:deca
l,:in:additi on:to:any:
penalty:impo sed,: shall:be:re
sponsible:fo r:the:cost:of:the:re moval:of:th
e:unauthorize d: stickers:or:decals. i.:The re:s hall:be:
a:rebuttabl e: presumption:that:theperson:whose:na me ,:
telephone:n um ber ,:or:other:iden ti fy ing:information:appe ars:o n:any:stic
ker:or:deca l:affixed,:attached:or:placed: by:whatever:means:in:violati on:of:
subdivisi on:a :o f:this:section:viola ted:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,
:attach ing :or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):d i rect
ing,:suf fering:or:permitting:a:servant,:a gent,:employee:or:ot her : indi
vidual :u nder:such:persons:control:to :engage:in:such:acti vi ty
.j .:T h ere:shall:be:a:rebuttable:p resumption:that:if: a te
l e ph one:number:that: appears:on: any: sticke r:or :d
e c a l:affixed,:at tach ed:or :pla
ce d: by:whateve r:m ea ns:in
:v io la tio n:of:subdivi s
io n:a: of
:this
:sectio
n:belongs: to:a:
te lephone:an
sweri ng :serv
ice:and :no :other:tel e
ph one:number : or :address:is: rea di
ly :o btainable:to:lo cate:t he :person:or:bu sine
s s :advertise d:therein,:such:teleph one:an swering:se rv ic
e :shall:be:held :liable:for:a:violation:o f: subdivision: a:in:
accordance:with:the:provisions:of:this:section.: k.:The:comm iss
ioner:of:the:department: of:sanitation:shall:b e:authorized :t
o: issue:subpoenas:to:obtai n:official: te lephone:records:for :the: pur
po se:of:determining:the: ide nt ity:and:location:of:any:pe
rson:or:entity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated:s ubdivis
ion :a:of :this:section:by:affixing,:attaching:or :p lacing :by:whatever:means:a:st
i c ker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purpose s:o f:imposing:a:crimin
al :fine:o r:civil:penalty: p u rsu ant:to:this:section
,:every:stick er: or :de cal :aff ix ed,:attached :o
r:placed:b y:w hat ever:means:in:vi olation:of:sub di
vision:a:of:this: se ct ion,:sh a ll:be :d eemed:to: be
:the:subject :o f:a: s eparat e:v iolation:f or
:which:a:separate:criminal:fine :or :civil: pe nalty:shall:
be :imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effe ct:immedi ately:upon:its:e
nactment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members :Brewer,:A
vella,:Comrie ,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gio i a,:J
ackson,:McMahon ,:Nelson,:Provenzano,: Quin n,:Sea
brook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,: Gen naro
,:Liu,:L anza,:Palma ,:Gonzal ez:an
d:Vall one :..Ti
tleA:Lo ca l :
Law:to: ame n d: th e
:administra tive:c ode:
of:th e: ci ty :
of:New :York, :in :rel ation:the:im pr ope
r:placement:of:sticker s...Body:Be:it:en acted:
by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1. :Sec
tion: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:31
1:for:the:year:1992:is
:hereby:amended:b
y:amending:p
arag r
aph:a:
and:g:and:addi
ng:new:paragra
phs:i,:j,:k:and:l:t
o:read:as:follows:§
10-117:Defacement:of:p
roperty,:possession,:sa
le:and:distribution :of
:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:
and:broad:tipped:mark ers:p
rohibited:in:certain:instances
.:a.:No:person:shall : writ
e,:pain t,:or :dra w: a
ny:insc ript ion,:f igu
re:or : mark:or:aff ix,:a
tta ch:or:place:b y
: whatever:mean s: a:s
ticker:or:decal :
of:any:type:on:
any:public:or:p
rivate:b uildin
g:or:o th er:str
ucture:o r:any:
other:re al:or:pe
rsonal:property:owned
,:o p erated:or:ma
intai ned :by:a:pu b
lic :ben efit:co rp
oration,:the:city:of:Ne
w:York:or:any:agency:or:in
strumentality:thereof:or:
by:any:person,:firm,:or:cor
poration ,:or:any:personal:
prope rty:maintained:o
n:a:c ity:street:or:o the
r:ci ty-owned:property :p
ursuant:to:a:franch ise ,:con
cession:or:revocable:consent:g
ranted:by:the:city,:unless:the:ex
press:permission:of:the:owner:or
:operator:of:the:property:has:bee
n:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the
:crimin al :penalties:imposed:p
ursuant :t o:subdivisio n:f:of:th
is: section,:a:p erson:who:
violates:the:provis ions:of
:subdivision:a,:b,:c :or:d:of:t
his:section:shall:be:l iable:for:a:civ
il:penalty:of:n ot:more:than:fiv
e:hundred:dollars:for:e ach:violati
on:which:may:be:recover ed:in:a
:proceeding:before:the:environmen
tal:contro l:board.:Such:proceed ing:sha
ll:be:c o mmenced:by:the:services:of:a:n
otic e:of:violation:returnable:befor
e:such: board.:Anyon e:found:to:have:viol
ated:the:provisions :of:subdivision:a
:of:this:section ,:by:affixing,:a t
taching:or:placi ng:by:whatever:me ans
:a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition : to:a
ny:penalty:imposed,:shall:be:res po nsible:f
or:the:cost:of:the:removal:of:the:unauthori
zed:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:r
ebuttab le:presumption:that:theperson:whose:
name, :telephone:number,:or:other:identify
ing:i nformation :ap pears:on:any:sticker:or:
decal:affixed,:att a c hed:or:plac ed:by:wha
tever:mean s: in: violation: of:subdiv
isio n:a:of : this:section:v iolate
d:th is:section : by:either: (i ):affixin
g,:attaching:or:placing:by:wha te ver:means:such
:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):dir ect ing,:suffering
:or:permitting:a:servant,:a gent,:employee:or:
other:individual:under:such: pe rsons:cont
rol:to:engage:in:such:activity. j.:Ther e: sha
ll:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelep h
one:number:that:appears:on:any:sticke r:or:d
ecal:affixed,:a t tached:or:placed:by:whatever:me
ans:in:viol a tion:of:subdivision:a:of:this:sec
tion:belon gs :to:a:telephone:answering:service
:and:no:other:telephone:numbe r:or:address:is:re
adily:obtainable:to:locate: the:person:or: bus
iness:advertised:therein,:s uch:telephone:a nsw
ering:service:shall:be:held:liable:for:a: vi
olation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the:provis
ions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:depar
tment:of:sanitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subp
oenas:to:obtain :official:telephone:records:for:the:purp
ose:of:d e termining:the:identity:and:location:of:
any:person: or:entity:reasonably:believed:by:the:c
ommissioner :to:have:viola t ed:subdivisio n:a:of:this:s