Assembly Bill A7021

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses working as an independent contractor with such operators shall be liable for such operator's violation of the law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7021 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4640
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง10-157 & 19-176, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A407, S4528
2011-2012: A5587, S419
2013-2014: A224, S3461
2017-2018: A8593, S5021
2019-2020: A7461, S4243
2021-2022: S3095
2023-2024: S4394

2015-A7021 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses affiliated with such operators shall be liable for such operator's failure to carry an identification card or certain other violations regarding the use of a bicycle for commercial purposes; changes violations for the failure to carry an identification card or certain other violation procedures and fines by a commercial bicycle operator.

2015-A7021 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7021

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the use of bicycles for commercial purposes

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commercial
Bicycle Safety Act".
  S  2.  Section  10-157  of  the administrative code of the city of New
York, as amended by local law number 56 of the city of New York for  the
year  2012, paragraph 3 of subdivision e as added by local law number 54
of the city of New York for the year 2012, subdivision  i  as  added  by
local  law number 52 of the city of New York for the year 2012, subdivi-
sion j as added by local law number 55 of the city of New York  for  the
year 2012, and subdivision k as added by local law number 41 of the city
of New York for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  S  10-157  Bicycles  used  for commercial purposes. a. For purposes of
this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
  (1) "bicycle" shall have the same meaning as in section 19-176 of this
code, and shall also mean any wheeled device  propelled  exclusively  by
human  power as well as any motor-assisted device that is not capable of
being registered by the New York state department of motor vehicles;
  (2) "business using a bicycle for commercial purposes"  shall  mean  a
person,  firm,  partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, or
other entity which engages in the course  of  its  business,  either  on
behalf  of  itself  or  others, in delivering packages, parcels, papers,
FOOD, GROCERIES, or articles of any type by bicycle.  Nothing  contained
in  this section shall be construed as applying to persons under the age
of sixteen who use a bicycle only to deliver daily newspapers or  circu-
lars[.];

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03347-01-5

              

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