Company record · #50 most-fined
E-J Electric
E-J Electric has 528 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $289,300 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 E-J Electric differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- OATH records show $30,670 still due on E-J Electric's cases, about $58 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
- 13% of E-J Electric's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- When E-J Electric took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 6% of the time (22 of 348), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
- 17% of E-J Electric's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 326 | 61.7% | 16.0% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 90 | 17.0% | 31.0% |
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 69 | 13.1% | 34.9% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 22 | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 19 | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 2 | 0.4% | 8.5% |
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). E-J Electric's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 320, second offense 68, and third or subsequent 140. 31 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:
- $350 256 casesfirst offense
- $600 101 casesthird or later
- $440 61 casessecond offense
- $2,000 33 casesthird or later, default
- $1,000 32 casesfirst offense, default
- $1,500 4 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 451 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $30,670.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 81 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 11201 (76, 14.4%), 11217 (46, 8.7%), 11377 (25, 4.7%), 10002 (23, 4.4%), 11215 (22, 4.2%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-03-12; most recent: 2026-04-15.
- Of 509 decided cases, 487 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 22 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Brooklyn (240, followed by Manhattan with 171).
- Average penalty when upheld: $577 (median $350).
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):
E-J ELECTRIC INSTALLATION COMP (228) · E-J ELECTRIC INSTALLATION CO (114) · EJ ELECTRIC INSTALLATION (75) · EJ ELECTRIC INSTALLATION CO (39) · EJ ELECTRIC INSTALLATION COMPA (14) · E-J ELECTRIC INSTALLATION (8) · E-J ELECTRIC T D LLC (8) · E-J ELECTRIC (7)
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, “E-J Electric: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/e-j-electric/ (underlying tables on the data hub).