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a. The charge to release a motor vehicle that has been booted on a private parking lot shall be no more than twenty-five dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, where a motor vehicle has been booted on a private parking lot and subsequently towed from such parking lot, no additional charge may be imposed for the towing of such vehicle.
b. Any person who has booted a motor vehicle shall release such vehicle within thirty minutes of receiving a request for such vehicle's release; provided, however, that payment of any charge for booting is made at or prior to the time of such vehicle's release.
c. The owner or person in control of a vehicle which has been booted by a licensee or such licensee's employee or agent shall be permitted to pay any charge for booting at the location where such vehicle was booted and the licensee, or other person authorized to accept payment, shall accept such payment, in person by credit card in accordance with generally accepted business practices.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/024.
Authorized employees of the department, or the department of transportation, or any police officer, shall have the power to enforce any provision of this subchapter or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto. Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/024.
The commissioner shall promulgate such rules as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subchapter.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/024.
The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the booting of a motor vehicle by:
a. The city, any other governmental entity, or a person acting under the direction of the city or such governmental entity, when such booting is authorized by any other provision of law or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto; or
b. Any person who has a lien pursuant to section 184 of the lien law and who detains such motor vehicle in his or her lawful possession.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/024.
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