N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 1991/099: L.L. 1991/099

Enactment date: 12/24/1991

Int. No. 647-A

By Council Member Spigner (by the request of the Mayor); also Council Members Dryfoos, Rivera, Horwitz, Michels, Williams, Maloney and Alter

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to the operation of cranes and derricks without required licenses and permits

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section one. Legislative Intent. The Council hereby finds that the operation of cranes and derricks by persons who are unqualified in their use is dangerous to the general public as well as the operators themselves. There have been instances of accidents resulting in serious injury to pedestrians. To deter such illegal activity, crane and derrick operator licensing and permit provisions have been enacted. To enforce such provisions, however, criminal sanctions are needed to punish certain individuals who are proven to have violated such regulatory provisions. In the language of the bill, the term "any person" may be interpreted to read "property owner." Nevertheless, before any such owner may be found guilty under this legislation, the City must prove intent on the part of the owner to violate the law.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This bill shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.