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Chapter 181, Appearance Tickets
Chapter 181, Appearance Tickets
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Binghamton by L.L. No. 6-1979 (Sub-Part XLV of the 1970 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Revised April 25, 2013
Click or tap here to view a PDF Version§ 181-1. Officials authorized to issue. [Amended by L.L. No. 8-1989; Amended 12-4-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law § 10(4)(a) and Criminal Procedure Law Article 150, the following public servants of the City of Binghamton are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets for the following violations of statutes of the State of New York and local laws, ordinances and codes of the City of Binghamton:
A. Code Inspectors and Director of Code Enforcement: Housing and Property Maintenance and Rehabilitation Code of the City of Binghamton; Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse and Litter Ordinance of the City of Binghamton; all other laws of the State of New York and laws, ordinances and codes of the City of Binghamton which said Code Inspectors and Director of Code Enforcement are authorized to enforce.
B. Supervisor of Buildings, Construction and Zoning Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector: Building Code and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Binghamton; State of New York Building Construction Code; all other laws of the State of New York and laws, ordinances and codes of the City of Binghamton which the Supervisor of Buildings, Construction and Zoning Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector are authorized to enforce.
C. Plumbing Inspector: Plumbing Code of the City of Binghamton; all other laws of the State of New York and laws, ordinances and codes of the City of Binghamton which the Plumbing Inspector is authorized to enforce.
D. City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer and Assistant Engineers: Chapter 355, Streets and Sidewalks, Article IV, Maintenance, construction and Excavation Within Rights-of-Way, of the Code of the City of Binghamton.
E. Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal, Fire Marshal's Office Inspectors: Chapter 235, Fire Prevention, of the Code of the City of Binghamton; the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code (Title 9, Subtitle S, Chapter I of the NYCRR); and the Multiple Residence Law, as it relates to fires and fire prevention.
§ 181-2. Manner of service. [Amended 12-4-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
An appearance ticket may be served personally or may be posted on the offender's known legal residence.