Company record · #48 most-fined
Donlen Trust
Donlen Trust has 350 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2022–2025), totaling $321,390 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 Donlen Trust differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 64% of Donlen Trust's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- OATH records show $74,780 still due on Donlen Trust's cases, about $214 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
- 19% of Donlen Trust's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
- One ZIP code, 10003, accounts for 10% of all Donlen Trust's violations.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 224 | 64.0% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 118 | 33.7% | 31.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 5 | 1.4% | 6.4% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 2 | 0.6% | 8.5% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 1 | 0.3% | 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). Donlen Trust's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 245, second offense 39, and third or subsequent 66. 37 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:
- $1,000 171 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 71 casesfirst offense
- $2,000 35 casesthird or later, default
- $600 30 casesthird or later
- $440 19 casessecond offense
- $1,500 18 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 447 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $74,780.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 60 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10003 (36, 10.3%), 10001 (25, 7.1%), 11201 (23, 6.6%), 10009 (21, 6.0%), 10012 (18, 5.1%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2022-04-23; most recent: 2025-12-16.
- Of 345 decided cases, 344 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (267, followed by Brooklyn with 45).
- Average penalty when upheld: $928 (median $1,000).
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):
DONLEN TRUST (343) · DONLEN TRUST CORP (4) · DONLEN TRUST INC (3)
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, “Donlen Trust: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/donlen-trust/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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