Company record · #43 most-fined
Sp Plus
Sp Plus has 404 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $386,640 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 Sp Plus differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- One ZIP code, 10025, accounts for 87% of all Sp Plus' violations.
- 11% of Sp Plus' violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 48% of Sp Plus' summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
- 24 of Sp Plus' summonses (5.9%) were for idling more than one minute next to a school, the stricter limit, against 9.9% of summonses citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 189 | 46.8% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 120 | 29.7% | 31.0% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 78 | 19.3% | 8.5% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 15 | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 2 | 0.5% | 16.0% |
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). Sp Plus' summonses by tier as charged: first offense 166, second offense 46, and third or subsequent 192. 24 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 99 casesthird or later
- $1,000 84 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 81 casesfirst offense
- $2,000 80 casesthird or later, default
- $1,500 25 casessecond offense, default
- $440 20 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 473 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $121,700.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 10 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10025 (353, 87.4%), 10009 (17, 4.2%), 10003 (17, 4.2%), 10019 (7, 1.7%), 10010 (4, 1.0%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-10-23; most recent: 2025-09-06.
- Of 389 decided cases, 389 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 0 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (404).
- Average penalty when upheld: $972 (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):
SP PLUS CORPORATION (332) · SP PLUS CORP (70) · SP PLUS LLC (2)
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, “Sp Plus: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/sp-plus/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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