S 2108 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for service of parking tickets by mail

This bill allows parking tickets to be served to vehicle owners by first-class mail and grants an additional sixty days to respond if the notice is sent to a post office box. It also provides a mechanism for waiving late fees if an owner can prove they did not receive a mailed ticket in a timely fashion, provided the original fine is paid. Additionally, the bill introduces new regulations for the use of photographic evidence in parking enforcement, requiring municipal employee approval, restricting photo usage, and setting data retention limits. Signage must also be posted where camera enforcement is utilized.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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S2108A → S2108B · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's vehicle and traffic law to improve how parking tickets are served by mail and clarifies who receives legal notice of violations. The changes add a new category for vehicle operators who are not owners but use the vehicle with permission, ensuring they are legally considered agents of the owner for receiving notices. It also expands the law to include a new subdivision addressing situations where mail service fails and adds a second subdivision for handling late fees when notice is not timely received.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of who is considered legally served with parking notices to include operators who are not owners but have permission to use the vehicle, and adds provisions for handling cases where mail service is ineffective.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new definition stating that vehicle operators who are not owners but use the vehicle with permission are considered agents of the owner for receiving parking violation notices.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subdivision requiring that when owners receive parking violation notices by mail but did not actually receive them in time, they may submit a notarized statement to waive late fees if they pay the original fine.

Modified the bill structure to add two new subdivisions (4 and 5) instead of one, reorganizing how parking violation notice procedures are handled.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2108B

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2108A

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors