:Int.:N o.:3
4:By:Council:Me m b
ers: Brewer,:Avella,:C o mrie ,:F i
dler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gi oi a, : J
ackson,:McMah on,:Nelson,:Prove n zan o, :Qu in
n,:Seabrook,:W eprin,:Moskowitz, : Fe lde r
,:Gennaro,:Liu ,:L anza,:Palma,:G on za l ez: and: Vall
o ne:..TitleA:Loc al:L aw:to:amen d:the: ad mi n is trative : cod e:o f:t h e: city:o f:Ne
w:York,:in:r ela tion:t he :im p ro per :plac em ent :o f:s tick ers...Body :Be
:it:enacted: b y:t he:Cou nc i l :as:fol l ows ::Sectio n: 1. :S ec tio n: 10 - 117: of:t
he:administrative :co de:o f:the:city: o f : N ew:York, :as :amended:by: lo c al: law :n um ber :68:fo r:
the:year:1995,:a n d:local:law:31 1:f or:the : ye ar:1992:is: he reby:amend ed :by: ame nding:
paragraph:a:and:g:an d:adding:new: parag raphs: i,:j ,:k :a nd :l:to :read :a s:f oll ows:§10- 11 7 :D e fac
ement:of:property,:poss ession,:s ale: and:d istri but io n:o f:a eroso l:spr ay :paint:can s:a n d :bro ad :tipp e d :m
arkers:prohib ited:in:certain:instan ces.:a. :No:perso n: shall :wr ite,:pai nt, :o r: d r aw:an y:i nscr ip tion, :figu r e:o
r:mark:or:affix,:at t ach:or:place:b y:whatever:m eans:a: sticke r:o r:d ec al: of:an y:t ype : o n: an y: publ ic:or:privat e:
building:or:other : st ructure:or:any :other: re al:or:pe rson a l :property:owned,: opera te d: or :ma intaine d:by:a:public:be n ef
it:corporation,: the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:instrumenta l i ty :th er eof :or:b y :a ny:pe rson,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:an y :p
ersonal:property:m aintained:on:a:city:street:or:other:city-o wned :pro pe rty:pursuant:to:a:f r anchi se ,:concession:or:revoc able:consen
t:granted:by:the:city,: unless:the:express:permission:o f:th e :owner :or: oper at o r: of :th e: pr o perty:has:been:obta ined.: g.: I
n:addition:to:th e:c ri m inal:penalties:i mposed:p ursua nt:to:s ubd i v isi on :f :o f:th is:section,:a:person:w ho:vi
olates:the:provisio ns:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of :this:sect io n: sh a ll: be:li ab le: fo r :a:civil:penalty:o f
:not:more:t han:fi ve:hundred:dollars:for :each:viola t ion: which :m a y :be: rec ov e r ed: in:a:proceeding :be f
ore:the:envi ron mental:control:board.:Such :proceedin g :shall:be : co m m enc e d:b y:the :servic es :
of:a:notice:of :violation:returnabl e:befor e:su c h:b oar d. : Any on e :found:to:have :vi olat
ed:the:provisions:o f:subd iv is ion:a:o f :t hi s:sec ti on ,: b y :af fixing,:attaching :or: pla
cing:by:whatever: m eans :a :st icke r :o r:dec al ,: in:addition:to:any : pen
alty:impose d,:shall : be:re spons ib le: for:the:cost:of:the:
removal :of:th e:unauthor ized :stic k ers:or:d
ecals.i.:Th ere :shall:be: a:r ebuttable:
presumption:t hat: thep erson:whose :name,:telepho n
e:number,:or:o th er:id entifying : informat io n
:appears:on: any: sticker:or:decal: affix ed
,:at t ac hed:or:placed:by:w hatever:
me ans:in:v iolation:of:subdiv isi
on:a:of:this:se ct ion:violated:this:sec tion
:by:eith e r:(i):affixing,:attach i ng:or:p
lacing:by: whatever:means:such:sticke r
:or:deca l: or:(ii):directing,:suff
er ing:or:permitting:a:ser va
n t,:agent,:employee:or:ot
her :individual:under:such:p ers
on s :control:to:engage:in:suc h
:a ctiv ity.j.:There:shall:be:a: r
ebuttable: presu mption:that:if:atelephone: nu
mber:that :appears:on:any:sticker:
or:de c a l:a ffixed,:attached:or:placed : by
:w ha tev e r:means:in:violation:o f :sub d
i v isio n: a:of:this:section:belongs:to:a : te
l epho ne:a nswering:service:and:no:other: t
e lephone:n umb er:or:address:is:readily:obtai
nable:to: l ocate:the:person:or: busi
ness:adve rt ised:therein,:such:telephone:answering
:service:shal l:be:held:liable:for:a:violation: of:
subdivision :a:in:accordance:with:the:provis i
ons:of:this:s ection.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:depa
rtment:of:sa nitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue: su bp
oenas:to:obt ain:official:telephone:records:for:the:purp
ose:of:dete rmining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:pers
on:or:entity: reasonably:believed:by:the:commissione
r:to:have:vio lated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:a
ffixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:stic
ker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:c r im
inal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:e v
ery:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:plac
ed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivisio n:
a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:t
he:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for:whic h: a
:separate:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:shall: be:imp o
sed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately:upon:its: e nact
ment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie ,:
Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Q uinn ,:Seab rook ,: Wep
rin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone: . .TitleA:Local:Law:to:a m e
nd:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:relation:the:imprope r :placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it :
enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Se ction:10-117:of:the:admi nist ra tive:code:of:the:city:of:New:York, :a s:
amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,: and :local:law:311:for:the:y ear :1992:is:hereby:amended :by:amending:pa r ag
raph:a:and:g:and:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k :and:l:to:read:as:follows:§10- 117:Defacement:of:proper t y, :p
ossession,:sale:and:distribution:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped :markers:prohibited:in:cert ain :i ns
tances.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:draw:any:inscription,:figure:or:ma rk:or:affix,:attach:or:place:by:wh atever:means: a: st
icker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:private:build ing:or:other:structur e:or:any:other:real:or:personal:property:owned, : op e ra
ted:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:corporation,:the:city:of:New:York:or:any: agency:or:instrum entality:thereof:or:by:any:p erso n, :
firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:pr operty :maintained:on:a:cit y:street:or:other: city-owned:property:pursuant
:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocabl e:consent:g ranted:by:the:city,:unless:the:express:permis sio n:o
f:the:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:b een:obtained .:g. : In: ad di tion:to:the:criminal :p ena
lties:imposed:pursuant:to:subdivision:f:of:thi s:sec tion,:a:pers on:w h o:violates :t
he:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b, :c:or:d:of:this:section:shall:b e:liable:for :a: ci v il:
penalty:of:not:more:than:five:hundre d: dollars: fo r: each:violation:wh ic h:ma y:b e:re covered:in :a :proc
eeding:before:the:environmental:co ntrol : board.:Such: proceed ing: sh all:be:commen ce d:by:
the:services:of:a:notice:of:violat i on:returnabl e:before:such:boa rd.
:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:pro visions:of:s ub
division:a:of:this:section,:by:aff ixi n g,:attachin g:o
r:placing:by:whatever:means:a:stick e r:or:decal,:i
n:addition:to:any:penalty:impose d ,:shall:be:res pon
sible:for:the:cost:of:the:remov al: of:the:unauthoriz ed:st
ickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a: rebuttable:presumpti on:tha t:thepe
rson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or: other:identi fying:i nforma tion:
appears:on:any:sticker:or:decal:af fixed,:atta ched:or: placed:by :what
ever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a :of:this:secti on:violate d:this:sectio n: by
:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:or:p lac ing:by:wha tever:mea ns:such:stick
er:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant ,:agent, :employee:or:o
ther:individual:under:such:persons:control:to:en gage:in :such:activity.j.: There:shall:be:a:
rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atelephone: n umber: that:appears:on:any :sticker:or: d eca
l:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whateve r : mea ns:in:violation:of: su bdivision:a:o f:t h
is:section:belongs:to:a:telephone:answ ering:serv ice:and:no:other:te le phone:number :or:address :
is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:the :person:o r:business:advertised:there in ,:such:teleph one:answerin g
:service:shall:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of :subdivision:a:in:accordance:with:the:provisions:o f :this:se c tio
n.:k.:The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:s a nitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to :o btain:of ficial
:telephone:records:for:the:purpose:of:determining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:enti t y:reason ab
ly:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attac hi ng:or:plac in
g:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:or: ci vil:penalty :pu rsua
nt:to:this:section,:every:sticker:or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in :v iolation:o f : su
bdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:fo r:which:a:separate:cri minal : f
ine:or:civil:penalty:shall:be:imposed.§2.:This:law:shall:take:effect:immediately: up on :its :enactment:into:law.:Ì:Int .:
No.:34:By:Council:Members:Brewer,:Avella,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioi a,:Jackso n,:McMa hon ,:N els
on,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook, :Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:L anza ,:Palm a,:Gonzalez
:and:Vallone:..TitleA:Loc al:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:in:re l ation:the:impr ope r :pla c
ement:of:stickers...Body :Be :it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-117:of: the:a d min istr a
tive:code:of:the:city:of :New:York,:as:amended:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:loca l:l a w:3 11:for :th e
:year:1992:is:hereby:ame nded:by:amending:pa rag rap h:a: an d:g:and:adding:new:pa ragra ph
s:i,:j,:k:and:l:to:read :as:follows:§10-117 :D efacement:of:pro pert
y,:possession,:sale:and :d ist ribution:of :a erosol:spray: p ai
nt:cans:and:broad:tipped:m a rker s:prohib ite d: in: cer tai n:
instances.:a.:N o:pers on:shall:write,: pa in t, :or : dr
aw:any:inscripti on,:figure :or:mark:or:affix,:a tt ach
:or:place:by:wha tever:means :a:sticker:or:d ec a l :of :any :t
ype:on:any:public :or:priva te: building:or:o th er:s tr uct ure:o r
:any:other:real :or:perso nal:p rop erty:owned,:operated :o r :mai ntai n e d:b y: a:
public:benefit: corporati on,: the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:inst rum en
tality:thereof:or:by:any: pe rson,: firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:property :m
aintained:on:a:city:street : or:o ther:city-owned:property:pursuant: to:a:fr an ch ise, :conce
ssion:or:revocable:consent: gran te d:by:the:city,:unless:the: ex pr es s :pe
rmission:of:the:owner:or:operator :o f:the:proper ty:h a s: be e n :o
btained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:crim inal: penalties:im p os ed :purs
uant:to:subdivision:f:of:this:section ,:a:person:who:viola t e s : th e: pr o vi
sions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d:of:t his:section:sha l l: be :l i a
ble:for:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:tha n:five:hundred: dollar s: for:eac
h:violation:which:may:be:recovered:in:a:p roceeding:befor e:the:en viron
mental:control:board.:Such:proceeding:sha ll:be:commenced : by:the:se rvi
ces:of:a:notice:of:violation:returnable:bef ore:such:boar d.:An yon e: fou
nd: to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a:of:this:s ection,:by :a ffixi
ng ,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:dec al,:in: additi
on :t o:any:penalty:imposed,:shall:be:responsible:for:the:co st:o f:the:r emoval:of:t
he:unautho rized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttab le:presumption:that:
theperson:whos e:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:informa tion:appea rs:on:an y:
sticker:or:decal :affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:viol a tion:o f:su bdivis i on:a:
of:this:section: violated:this:section:by:either:(i):affixing,:attaching:o r:placing:by :w hate ver:mean s:such:sticker:o r
:decal:or:(ii):dir ecting,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,:agent,:employee:or:other:i nd ividu al :under:such:persons:control
:to:engage:in:such :activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:tha t:if:atelepho ne:numb er:that:appears :on:any:sticker
:or:decal:affixed,:a ttached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of :this:secti on:belongs:to: a:telephone:a
nswering:service:and :no:other:telephone:number:or:address:is:readily:obtainable:to:locate:the:person:or:busin es s: adverti
sed:therein,:such:telep hone:answering:service:shall:be:held:liable:for:a:violation:of:subdivision:a:in:accordance:wi th:the:provis io
ns:of:this:section.:k.: The:commissioner:of:the:department:of:sanitation:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:s ubp oenas:to:obtain:offi
cial:telephone:recor ds:for:the:purpose:of:determining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:entit y :reasonabl y:
believed:by:the:commissi oner:to:have:violated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixing,:attaching:o r:pl acing:by:whate
ver:means:a:sticker:or:deca l:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuan t:to:this:section, :e
very:sticker:or:decal:affixed, :attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:t his:section,:shall:be:d eeme
d:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separa te:violation:for:which:a:separate:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:shall :be:imposed.§2.:This:law :
shall:take:effect:immediately:upon:i ts:enactment:into:law.:Ì:Int.:No.:34:By:Council:Members:Br ewer,:Av ella,:Comrie,:Fidle r
,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMa hon,:Nelson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:F elder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:L an
za,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Vallone:..TitleA:L ocal:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New: Yo rk,:in:relation : the
:improper:placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:e nacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1.:Section:10-117:of: the: administra ti
ve:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amended:by: local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:local:law:311:for:t he:y ea r: 19
92:is:hereby:amended:by:amending:paragraph:a:and:g: a nd:adding:new:paragraphs:i,:j,:k:and:l:to :read:as:fol lows:§1 0-11 7 :
Defacement:of:property,:possession,:sale:and:distributio n:of:aerosol:spray:paint:cans:and:broad:tipped:markers:pr ohibi ted :
in:certain:instances.:a.:No:person:shall:write,:paint,:or:dra w:any:inscription,:figure:or:mark:or:affix,:attach:o r:place: b y
: whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal:of:any:type:on:any:public:or:p rivate:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:re al: or:
personal:property:owned,:operated:or:maintained:by:a:public:benefit:co rporation,:the:city:of:New:York:or:any:agency:or:ins t rum
entality:thereof:or:by:any:person,:firm,:or:corporation,:or:any:personal:pr operty:maintained:on:a:city:street:or:ot her: city-o wn ed
:property:pursuant:to:a:franchise,:concession:or:revocable:consent:granted:by:the : city,:unless:the:express: permiss ion: of :t he
:owner:or:operator:of:the:property:has:been:obtained.:g.:In:addition:to:the:criminal:p enalties:imposed:pu rsuant:to:sub div i
sion:f:of:this:section,:a:person:who:violates:the:provisions:of:subdivision:a,:b,:c:or:d: of:this :section :shall :be:l i ab le :f
or:a:civil:penalty:of:not:more:than:five:hundred:dollars:for:each:violation:which:may:be: rec ove red :in:a:p ro c eed
ing:before:the:environmental:control:board.:Such:proceeding:shall:be:commenced:by:the:serv ices: o f:a:n o ti ce: of : viol
ation:returnable:before:such:board.:Anyone:found:to:have:violated:the:provisions:of:subdivi sio n:a: o f: thi s:se
ction,:by:affixing,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:decal,:in:addition: to: any:p e na l ty :impos ed,:sha
ll:be:responsible:for:the:cost:of:the:removal:of:the:unauthorized:stickers:or:decals.i.:There :sh all:be:a:r eb utt able: pr esumption
:that:theperson:whose:name,:telephone:number,:or:other:identifying:information:appears:on:any: stick er:or :d ecal: af f ixed,: at tached:or:
placed:by:whatever:means:in:violation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section:violated:this:section:by :either: (i):a ffi xing,:attachi ng:or:placin
g:by:whatever:means:such:sticker:or:decal:or:(ii):directing,:suffering:or:permitting:a:servant,: age nt,:e mp loye e:or:other:individual:under:such:p
ersons:control:to:engage:in:such:activity.j.:There:shall:be:a:rebuttable:presumption:that:if:atel ep ho ne: 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:the rein,: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:sanitat
ion:shall:be:authorized:to:issue:subpoenas:to:obtain:official:telephone:records:for:the:purpose:of:d et ermining:the:identity:and:location:of:any:person:or:
entity:reasonably:believed:by:the:commissioner:to:have:violated:subdivision:a:of:this:section:by:affixi n g,:attaching:or:placing:by:whatever:means:a:sticker:or:de
cal:.:l.:For:the:purposes:of:imposing:a:criminal:fine:or:civil:penalty:pursuant:to:this:section,:every: sticker: or:decal:affixed,:attached:or:placed:by:whatever:means:in:vi
olation:of:subdivision:a:of:this:section,:shall:be:deemed:to:be:the:subject:of:a:separate:violation:for: wh ich : 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:Brew er, : Ave lla,:Comrie,:Fidler,:Gentile,:Gerson,:Gioia,:Jackson,:McMahon,:Ne
lson,:Provenzano,:Quinn,:Seabrook,:Weprin,:Moskowitz,:Felder,:Gennaro,:Liu,:Lanza,:Palma,:Gonzalez:and:Val l one:..Titl eA :Local:Law:to:amend:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:Yor
k,:in:relation:the:improper:placement:of:stickers...Body:Be:it:enacted:by:the:Council:as:follows::Section:1 .:Section :1 0- 117:of:the:administrative:code:of:the:city:of:New:York,:as:amend
ed:by:local:law:number:68:for:the:year:1995,:and:local:law:311:for:the:year:1992:is:hereby:amended:by:amendi ng: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:prohib ited: 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: pr iva te:building:or:other:structure:or:any:other:real:or:personal: