:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Mem
bers:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:
Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Qui
n n,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza ,:
Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administ
rative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of:st
ickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-117:of:t
he:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:ye
ar:1995,:and:local:law:311:for:the:year:1992:is:hereby:amended:by:amending:paragraph:a:and:g:and:add
ing:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l:to:read:as:follows:§10-117:Defacement:of:property,:possession,:sale:an
d:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:instances.:a.:No:per
son:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:place:by:whatever:means:a:sticke
r:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:property:owne
d,: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:corporation,:or:any:personal:property:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursua
nt:to:a:franchise,: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:
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:five:hundred:d
ollars: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:returnable:before:such:board.:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:sectio
n,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition:to:any:penalty:imposed,:shall:be:responsible:for:the:cost:o
f:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:othe
r:identifying:information:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:secti
on:violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitt
ing:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:individual:under:such:persons:control:to:engage:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:tha
t:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever: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:advertised:ther
ein,:such:telephone:answering:service:shall:be:held:lia ble:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the:provisions:of:t
his:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:s anitatio n:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoen
as:to:obtain:official:telephone:records:for:the:purpose :of:determining:the:identity:and:
location:of:any:person:or:entity:reasonably:believed:b y:the:commissioner:to:have:violat
ed:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attach ing:or:placing:by:whatever:mean
s:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:im posing:a:criminal:fine:or:civ
il:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:every: sticker:or:decal:affixed,:a
ttached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violati on:of:subdivision:a:of:th
is:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:o f:a:separate:violation:f
or:which:a:separate:criminal:fine:or:civil:pen alty:shall:be:imposed.
§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately:u pon:its:enactment:
into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members :Brewer,:Avella,
:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:J ackson,:McMaho
n,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Wepr in,:Moskowitz,
:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez :and:Vallone:.
.TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrativ e:code:of:the:
city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:p lacement:of:stick
ers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:f ollows::Section:
1.:Section:10-117:of:the:administrative:code :of:the:city:of:N
ew:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:fo r:the:year:1995,
:and:local:law:311:for:the:year:1992:is:hereby: amended:by:ame
nding:paragraph:a:and:g:and:adding:new:paragrap hs:i,:j,:k:and
:l:to:read:as:follows:§10-117:Defacement:of:pro perty,:posse
ssion,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spra y:paint:cans
:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:cert ain:instance
s.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw: any:inscript
ion,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:plac e:b y:w hatever:mean
s:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:publ ic:or:private:building:or:other:structur e:or:any:ot
her:real:or:personal:property:owned,:operated:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corpora tion,:the:city:o f:New:Yor
k:or:any:agency:or:instrumentality:thereof:or:by:any:person,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:a ny:personal:propert y:maintain ed:on:a:
city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocab le:consent:granted:by:the:city,:u nless:the:
express:permission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:ad dition:to:the:criminal:penalties:impo sed:pursua
nt:to:subdivision:f:of:this:section,:a:person:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivisio n:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall: be:liab
le:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:than:five:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:m ay:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before:t he:envi
ronmental:control:board.:Such:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:notice :of:violation:returnable: before:such: board.:
Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:by:affi xing,:attaching:or:placin g:by:whatever :means:
a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition:to:any:penalty:imposed,:shall:be:responsible:for:the:co st:of:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:st ickers:
or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:theperson:whose:name,:teleph one:number,:or:other:identifying:informa tion
:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:viol ation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:v io
lated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:st icker:or:deca l:or:(ii):di recting ,:
suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,: agent,:employee:or:other:individual:under:such:pe rson s:cont rol:to:enga ge
:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall: be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone:n umb er:that:appears:o n:
any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:at tached:or:placed:by:whateve r:means:in:vi olation:of :s
ubdivision:a:of:this:section:bel ongs:to:a:telep hone:ans weri ng:
service:and:no:other:telephone:nu mber:or:ad dre
ss:is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:t he:person: or:
business:advertised:therein,:such:te lephone:an
swering:service:shall:be:held:liable :for:a:viol
ation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:w ith:the:p
rovis ions:of:this:section.:k.:The: commiss
ioner: of:the:department:of:sanitati
on:s hall:be:authorized:to:issue:s
ubpo enas:to:obtain:official:telep
hone:records:f or:the:purpose:of:de ter mi
ning:th e:identity:and:location: of :any:perso n:or:en
tity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commis sioner: to:have:violated:su bdi vision:
a:of:this :section:by:affixing,:attaching :or:placi ng:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or: de cal:.:l.
:For:the :purposes:of:imposing:a:crimin al:fine :or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:sec tion,:ev
ery:stic ker:or:decal:affixed,:attached: or:place d:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subd ivision:
a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for:which:a:separate:cri minal:fine:
or:civil:penalty:shall:be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately:upon:its:enactment:into: law.:Ì:Int.:N o.
: 34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidle r ,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson, :M cMahon,:Nelson,: Pro
ven zano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Ge nn aro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzale z:and:Vallone:. .T
itleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of :New:York,:in:relation:the:i mproper:placeme nt
:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-117:o f:the:administr ati
ve:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:19 95,:and:local:law:3
11:for:the:year:1992:is:hereby:amended:by:amending:paragraph:a:and:g:and:adding:ne w:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l:to:read:as:
follows:§10-117:Defacement:of:prope rty,:possession,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped
:markers:prohibited:in:certain:in stances.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:
or:affix,:attach:or:place:by: wh atever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:buildin g:
or:other:structure:or:any:oth er:real:or:personal: p ro pert y:o wned,:operated:or:m aintained
:by:a:public:benefit:corporatio n,:the :city:of:New :York:or: any: agency
:or:instrumentality:thereof:or:by :any:p erson,:firm, :or:cor porati on ,:or:an
y:personal:property:maintained:on :a:city:street:or:oth er:cit y-owned :proper ty:
pursuant:to:a:franchise,:conces sion:or:revocable:consent:grante d:by :the :ci ty,
:unless:the:express:permission:o f:the :owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has :bee n:o btained
.:g.:In:addition:to:the:crimina l:penalties:imposed:pursuant:to:subdivisi on:f:of
:this:section,:a:person:who:violat es: the:provisions:of:subdi vision :a
,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall: b e:liable:for:a:civil:p enalty :o
f:not:more:than:five:hundred:dolla rs:for:each:violation:which: may:be:re
covered:in:a:proceeding:before:the:e nvironmental:control:board. :Su ch:proceedi
ng:shall:be:commenced:by:the:service s:of:a:notice:of:violati on:retur
nable:before:such:board.:Anyone:found: to:have:violated:the:p rovisions:of:subd ivision:a:
of:this:section,:by:affixing,:attachin g:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker :or:decal,
:in:addition:to:any:penalty:imposed,:s hall:be:responsible:for:the:cost:of:the: removal:
of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:th at:theperso
n:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identif ying:information:appears:on:any: sticker:
or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:mean s:in:viol
ation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:violated:this:s ection:b
y:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever: means:
such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitt ing:
a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:individual:under:such:persons :co
ntrol:to:engage:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presu mpti
on:that:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed ,:at
tached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:sec tion
:belongs:to:a:telephone:answering:service:and:no:other:telephone:number:or:addres s:is:read
ily:obtainable:to:locate:the:person:or:business:advertised:therein,:such:telephone:answ ering:se
rvice:shall:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the:provisions:of:this:sec tion.:k.:Th
e:commissioner:of:the:department:of:sanitation: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:t
o:have:violated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attaching: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,:every:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:o
r:placed:by:whatever:means:in: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:penalty:shall: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,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,
:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:o
f:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section: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 :he
reby: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,:poss essio
n,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:instances.:a.:No:person:shall:writ e,:pa
int,: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:p
rivate:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:property:owned,:operated:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corpora tion,:t
he:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:instrumentality:thereof:or:by:any:person,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:property:mai ntained:o
n:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:granted:by:the:city,:unle ss:the:expr
ess:permission:of:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:crim inal:penalties:imposed: pur suant:to:subd
ivision:f:of:this:section,:a:person:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:se ction:shall:be:lia ble:f or:a:civil:penalt
y:of:not:more:than:five:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:may:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before :the:environment al: control:board.:Suc
h:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:notice:of:violation:returnable:before:such:board.:Anyon e:foun d:to:have:violated:t
he: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:for:the:cost:of:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i. :T her e:shall:be:a:rebuttable:pres
umption:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:information:appears:on:any:sticker:or:de ca l:a ffixed ,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever
:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:violated:this:section:by:eithe r:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:p lac ing:b y:wh atever:means:such:sticker:or:deca
l:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:i ndividual:under:such:persons:control:to:engage :in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:r
ebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:deca l:affix ed,: attached:or:placed:b y:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivisio
n:a:of:this:section:belongs:to:a:telephone:answering:service:and:no:other:telephone :number :or:addre ss:is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:the:person:o
r:business:advertised:therein,:such:telephone:answering:service:shall:be:held:lia b le:fo r:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the
:provisions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:sani tat ion:shall :be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:official:t e
lephone:records:for:the:purpose:of:determining:the:identity:and:location:o f:a ny:person:o r:entity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:v
iolated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatev er:means:a:sti cker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:
or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:every:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:a tta ched:or:placed:by:w hatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:b
e:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for:which:a:separate:crim inal:fine:or:civil:pen alty:shall:be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately:upon:it
s:enactment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie, :Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson ,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Mo s
kowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Local :Law:to:amend:the:administ rative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of:st
ickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-1 17: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: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:dist
ribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:cert ain:instances.:a.:No:person:shall:writ e,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:place:by:whatever:m
eans:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:building:or:other:st ructure: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:corporation, :or:any:personal:property:maintained:o n:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:
consent:granted:by:the:city,:unless:the:express:permission:of:the:owner:or:opera tor:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:I n:addition:to:the:criminal:penalties: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:l iable:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:than:f ive:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:may:be:recovered:in:a:proceeding:before:the:environment
al:control:board.:Such:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:services:of:a:notice:of :violation:returnable:before:such:board.:Anyon e:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:pl
acing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition:to:any:penalty:imposed,:sha ll:be:responsible:for:the:cost:of:the:removal:of:t he: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,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:v iolation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:plac
ing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permittin g:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:individual:unde r:such:persons:control:to:engage:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelep
hone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whate ver: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:l
ocate:the:person:or:business:advertised:therein,:such:telephone:answering:service:sh all:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:acco rdance:with:the:provisions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:sanitation:shall:be:auth
orized:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:official:telephone:records:for:the:purpose:of:deter mining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:entity:re asonably: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.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:crimi nal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:every:s ticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:sha
ll:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for:which:a:separate:criminal:f ine:or:civil:penalty:shall: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,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Mosko witz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Va llone:..TitleA:Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:improper:plac
ement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-1 17:of:the:administrative:code:of:the: city:of:N ew:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number: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,:poss ession ,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:prohibited:in:certain:instances.:a.:No
:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:or:p lace:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:de cal:of :any:type:on:any:public:or:private:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal:property:owned,:opera
ted:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corporation,:the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or: instrumentality:thereof:or:by:any:pers on,:f irm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:property:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:other:city-owned:property:pursuant:to:
a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:granted:by:the:city,:unless:the:express:perm ission: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:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:this:section:shall:be:lia ble:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:tha n: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:returnable:befo re:such:board.:Anyone:found:to:have:vi olated: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:for:the:cost:of:the:remo val:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:de cals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:info
rmation:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:vio lation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:sectio n:violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):d
irecting,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:individual:under:such:pe rsons:control:to:engage:in:such:activity .j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone:number:that:appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:att
ached:or:placed:by:whatever: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:advertised:therein,:such:telephone:
answering:service:shall:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:th e:provisions:of:this:section.:k.:The:commi ssioner:of:the:department:of:sanitation: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:beli eved:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated: subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purpo