Assembly Bill A2579

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Makes provisions relating to the suspension of licenses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8027
2011-2012: A5063
2013-2014: A6260
2015-2016: A6356
2019-2020: A4307
2021-2022: A4410
2023-2024: A5382

2017-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the owner of a hazard vehicle service or of a taxicab, livery, bus, coach, limousine, van or wheelchair accessible van service, who has permitted an employee to operate such a vehicle when such employee has not been issued a valid state driver's license or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall have his business license suspended for thirty days.

2017-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2579
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
   tation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  suspen-
   sion of licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
   E. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.  THE OWNER OF A HAZARD VEHICLE  SERVICE,  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, OR A SERVICE
 INVOLVING OPERATION FOR HIRE OF ANY VEHICLE AS A TAXICAB, LIVERY OR BUS,
 AS  SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, COACH, LIMOU-
 SINE, VAN OR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN, WHO HAS PERMITTED AN EMPLOYEE TO
 OPERATE SUCH VEHICLE WHEN SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS  NOT  BEEN  ISSUED  A  VALID
 STATE  DRIVER  LICENSE  OR  WHOSE  LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OR REVOKED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL HAVE HIS BUSINESS LICENSE SUSPENDED  FOR
 A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS BY THE COMMISSIONER OR OTHER APPROPRIATE LICENS-
 ING AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05653-01-7

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