Senate Bill S4640

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-S4640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7021
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง10-157 & 19-176, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4528, A407
2011-2012: S419, A5587
2013-2014: S3461, A224
2017-2018: S5021, A8593
2019-2020: S4243, A7461
2021-2022: S3095
2023-2024: S4394

2015-S4640 (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-S4640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4640

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 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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