Village of Fultonville, NY Article III Enforcement

§ 132-6 Notice of violation.

A. If the provisions of the foregoing sections are believed to be violated, the Building Inspector or any peace officer shall serve a written notice, either personally, or by registered, certified or ordinary mail, upon the owner, occupant or person having charge of such private property, to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The Building Inspector or peace officer may determine ownership of any parcel of land in the Village of Fultonville from the current assessment roll of the Village and may serve written notice upon the owner thereof by mailing such notice to the owner at the address listed on the current assessment roll. If the Building Inspector or peace officer is unable to determine the ownership or address of the owner of said private property, such notification may be made by publishing same in the official newspaper of the Village.

B. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:

To the owner, occupant or person having charge of land within the Village of Fultonville briefly described as follows:

(Description of subject property)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an abandoned,junked, discarded or unregistered motor vehicle is stored or deposited on the above-described property in the Village of Fultonville. This vehicle must be removed therefrom within five days from the date of this notice; provided, however, that if this notice is served on you by publication, said motor vehicle shall be removed within 10 days from the first publication date of this notice.

§ 132-7 Failure to remove vehicle.

Failure to remove the abandoned, junked, discarded or unregistered motor vehicle within the periods prescribed above is a violation of this chapter.

§ 132-8 Penalties for offenses.

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter will be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's continuation of the offense shall be considered a separate offense.

§ 132-9 Removal of violating vehicles.

All motor vehicles shall be removed at the owner's expense. Any person, firm or corporation who shall resist or obstruct the duly authorized agents, servants, officers and employees of the Village of Fultonville in the removal and destruction of a motor vehicle by order of the Village Court of the Village of Fultonville shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided herein.