Assembly Bill A1416

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets, display the identifier at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local police precinct

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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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2009-A1416 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7119
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §10-157, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A502, S3069
2013-2014: A2659
2015-2016: A1551

2009-A1416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets (meeting A.N.S.I. or Snell standards), display the required identifier only at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local police precinct.

2009-A1416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1416

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the regulation of commercial bicyclists

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

  Section  1.  Section  10-157 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, subdivisions e and f as added by and subdivisions g and  h  as
amended by local law number 9 of the city of New York for the year 2007,
is amended to read as follows:
  S 10-157 Bicycles used for commercial purposes. a. Every person, firm,
partnership,  joint venture, association or corporation which engages in
the course of its business, either on behalf of  itself  or  others,  in
delivering  packages, parcels, papers or articles of any type by bicycle
SHALL REGISTER EACH BICYCLE WITH THE LOCAL  POLICE  PRECINCT  AND  shall
provide  identification  of  the  business by requiring every bicycle or
bicycle operator to be identified by:
  (1) affixing to the rear of each bicycle[, bicycle seat or both  sides
of  the  delivery  basket,]  a  metal,  plastic, or other sign of a type
approved by the police commissioner, with the name of the business and a
three digit identification number which identifies the bicycle  operator
in  lettering and numerals so as to be plainly readable at a distance of
not less than ten feet and maintaining same in good  condition  thereon;
and
  (2)  by  requiring  each  bicycle  operator to wear a jacket, vest, or
other wearing apparel on the upper part  of  the  cyclist's  body  while
making  deliveries, or otherwise riding a bicycle on behalf of the busi-
ness, the back of which shall indicate the business name and the bicycle
operator's individual identification number in lettering and numerals so
as to be plainly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet.

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

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