Assembly Bill A863

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires bicycles used for commercial purposes to be registered

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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-A863 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4336
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง401-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1162, A8827, S3161

2009-A863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all bicycles used for commercial purposes including, but not limited to, bicycle delivery and messenger services to be registered with the department of motor vehicles and insured; requires operators of such bicycles to possess a form of identification; provides that a violation of such provisions constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment for not more than 20 days.

2009-A863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   863

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BING, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, GALEF, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  LATIMER,  LAVINE,
  V. LOPEZ,  MAYERSOHN,  PAULIN, ROBINSON, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  commercial
  bicycles

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 401-c to read as follows:
  S 401-C. REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLES. EVERY BICYCLE ENGAGED IN
COMMERCIAL  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING BICYCLE MESSENGER SERVICES
AND BICYCLE DELIVERY  SERVICES  CONNECTED  TO  RESTAURANTS,  PHARMACIES,
GROCERY,  DRUG OR ANY OTHER RETAIL STORES, SHALL BE REGISTERED AND IDEN-
TIFIED AS A COMMERCIAL BICYCLE, AS PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  A
COMMERCIAL  BICYCLE  SHALL BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE IDENTIFYING IT AS A
"COMMERCIAL BICYCLE". AN OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL BICYCLE  MUST  HAVE  A
FORM  OF IDENTIFICATION PROVIDING HIS OR HER NAME.  REGISTRANTS SHALL BE
ISSUED REGISTRATION CARDS WHICH MUST BE CARRIED WHILE OPERATING A  BICY-
CLE  FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A LIST OF TRAF-
FIC REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BICYCLE OPERATION FOR EACH BICYCLE  REGIS-
TERED.  ALL  COMMERCIAL BICYCLES SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY FEATURES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REFLECTORS OR LIGHTS FOR NIGHTTIME OPERA-
TION. ALL OPERATORS OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLES SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  WEAR
BICYCLE  HELMETS.  REGISTRANTS SHALL OBTAIN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSUR-
ANCE TO COVER ANYONE WHO  OPERATES  A  COMMERCIAL  BICYCLE.  FAILURE  TO
REGISTER  A  COMMERCIAL BICYCLE OR TO COMPLY WITH ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF  NOT
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN TWEN-
TY DAYS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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