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                                  7126

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 15, 2010
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Introduced  by  Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  liability  insurance coverage for taxicabs and liveries,
  safety training for delinquent taxi drivers, and  requiring  taxis  to
  display  the taxi and limousine commission's complaint number on their
  bumpers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 19-504.5 to read as follows:
  S 19-504.5 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TAXICABS AND  LIVERIES.    EVERY
TAXICAB  AND  LIVERY  AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE SHALL MAINTAIN IN FORCE, AND
PROVIDE PROOF THEREOF TO THE COMMISSION, LIABILITY INSURANCE AS FOLLOWS:
  SUCH LIABILITY INSURANCE SHALL MEAN A POLICY THAT MEETS  THE  REQUIRE-
MENTS  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW AND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THAT
PROVIDES FOR INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS FROM THE LIABILITY  IMPOSED  BY  LAW
FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR CARE AND LOSS OF SERVICES, BECAUSE OF
BODILY  INJURY TO OR DEATH OF ANY PERSON AND INJURY TO OR DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, USE, OR OPERATION OF
A SPECIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES IN NORTH AMERICA OR  THE  DOMINION  OF
CANADA,  SUBJECT  TO  A  LIMIT,  EXCLUSIVE  OF  INTEREST AND COSTS, WITH
RESPECT TO EACH SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE,  OF  ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
BECAUSE  OF  BODILY INJURIES TO AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE
OF DEATH OF ONE PERSON IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT AND, SUBJECT  TO  SAID  LIMIT
FOR  ONE  PERSON,  TO A LIMIT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE OF
BODILY INJURY TO AND THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE OF DEATH  OF
TWO OR MORE PERSONS IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT.
  S 2. Section 19-505 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision q to read as follows:
  Q.  UPON  THE  RECEIPT  OF FIVE COMPLAINTS WITHIN A THREE MONTH PERIOD
ABOUT THE UNSAFE DRIVING OF  A  TAXICAB  DRIVER,  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
REQUIRE  SUCH  DRIVER TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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COMMISSION'S DESIGN OR DESIGNATION.  FAILURE  TO  PARTICIPATE  SHALL  BE
GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
  S 3. Section 19-506 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision k to read as follows:
  K. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND PUBLICIZE A TELEPHONE
NUMBER  AT  WHICH IT SHALL RECEIVE COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING
TAXICAB DRIVERS. SUCH TELEPHONE SHALL BE STAFFED AND  DIRECTLY  ANSWERED
BY  A PERSON EACH WEEKDAY, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS, FROM EIGHT A.M. TO NINE A.M.
AND FROM FIVE P.M. TO SEVEN P.M.
  S 4. Subdivision b of section 19-514 of the administrative code of the
city of New York is amended to read as follows:
  b.  The name of the corporate owner shall  be  printed  on  both  rear
doors  or  on both front doors of each taxicab in such a manner as shall
be prescribed by the commission.   THE TELEPHONE  NUMBER  AT  WHICH  THE
COMMISSION  RECEIVES  COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT TAXICABS SHALL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE REAR BUMPER OF EACH TAXICAB IN CLEAR, LARGE, AND  SUIT-
ABLE PRINT AS THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESCRIBE.
  S  5. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.