Company record · #47 most-fined
A L Cesspool Service
A L Cesspool Service has 462 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $326,280 in penalties imposed, 0.1% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026
Violations by year
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
What sets this record apart
The measures on which A L Cesspool Service differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 3 of A L Cesspool Service's 462 cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- When A L Cesspool Service took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 1% of the time (2 of 282), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
- 58% of A L Cesspool Service's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
- 17% of A L Cesspool Service's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 280 | 60.6% | 16.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 93 | 20.1% | 6.4% |
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 79 | 17.1% | 34.9% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 5 | 1.1% | 8.5% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 3 | 0.6% | 31.0% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 2 | 0.4% | 3.2% |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology
Offense tier and penalties
Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). A L Cesspool Service's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 164, second offense 28, and third or subsequent 270. 45 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.
The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:
- $600 149 casesthird or later
- $350 117 casesfirst offense
- $2,000 58 casesthird or later, default
- $440 22 casessecond offense
- $1,000 20 casesfirst offense, default
- $1,500 1 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 489 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $153,350.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 48 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10019 (60, 13.0%), 10036 (40, 8.7%), 11201 (34, 7.4%), 10001 (33, 7.1%), 10009 (26, 5.6%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-05-30; most recent: 2025-11-04.
- Of 369 decided cases, 367 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 2 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (366, followed by Brooklyn with 59).
- Average penalty when upheld: $756 (median $600).
A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.
Respondent names behind this record
OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):
A L CESSPOOL SERVICE CORP (412) · A L CESSPOOL SERVICE (33) · A L CESSPOOL SERVICE CORP (16) · A L CESSPOOL SERVICE INC (1)
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology
Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “A L Cesspool Service: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/a-l-cesspool-service/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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