{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-18-108.2","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 18-108.2","heading":"§ 18-108.2 Vehicles prohibited on boardwalks.","body":"a. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefinitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\n\nAuthorized person. The term \"authorized person\" means an employee or contractor of the city engaged in the performance of such person's assigned duties.\n\nElevated boardwalk. The term \"elevated boardwalk\" means a footpath, walkway or causeway built above sand or marshy ground along a beach or waterfront.\n\nMotor vehicle. The term \"motor vehicle\" means a vehicle designed to be operated or driven upon a public highway which is propelled by any power other than muscular power or a utility vehicle, except motor vehicle shall not mean an electrically-driven mobility device operated or driven by a person with a disability.\n\nUtility vehicle. The term \"utility vehicle\" means a vehicle that is propelled by any power other than muscular power and is designed to perform maintenance work and carry small loads of equipment.\n\nb. No person other than an authorized person may operate a motor vehicle on an elevated boardwalk under the jurisdiction of the commissioner.\n\nc. Authorized persons shall only use utility vehicles that weigh under 2,400 pounds and carry no more than six people when operating a motor vehicle on a principally wooden elevated boardwalk, except that authorized persons may use other motor vehicles if necessary to provide public safety, maintenance or construction services.\n\nd. Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than 90 days imprisonment or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such person shall also be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.\n\n(L.L. 2021/061, 5/23/2021, eff. 5/23/2021)","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 18","Chapter 1: Department of Parks and Recreation"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"358631ec116c40fcd019f23e3be314b3ffa9312657025873743249f30a4d697d","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-18-108.1","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-18-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}