N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1203-e: Dumping or plowing snow onto parking places for handicapped prohibited

§ 1203-e. Dumping or plowing snow onto parking places for handicapped

prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this

section, any person who knowingly dumps or shovels snow onto a parking

place for handicapped persons rendering such place unusable for parking

purposes shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars for the first

offense and a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars for every offense

thereafter. However, a local or municipal government may, by local law

or ordinance, establish fines higher than those established in this

subdivision, but in no instance shall the fines exceed fifty dollars for

the first offense or two hundred dollars for the second or subsequent

offense.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,

any firm, corporation, partnership or association engaged in the conduct

of any business, trade or commerce or in the furnishing of any service

in this state who knowingly dumps, shovels or plows snow onto a parking

place for handicapped persons rendering such place unusable for parking

purposes shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars

for the first offense and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars

for every offense thereafter. However, a local or municipal government

may, by local law or ordinance, establish fines higher than those

established in this subdivision, but in no instance shall the fines

exceed two hundred fifty dollars for the first offense or four hundred

fifty dollars for the second or subsequent offense.