S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1631
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 requiring inspection stickers to be visible to the public
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision f of section 19-504 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 of the city
of New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
f. All taxicabs now or hereafter licensed pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter shall be inspected at an inspection facility operated by
the commission at least once every four months, in accordance with a
procedure to be established by the commission WHEREIN SUCH PROCEDURE
SHALL INCLUDE AFFIXING TO THE TAXICAB IN A LOCATION VISIBLE TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC, A STICKER INDICATING THE DATE FOR THE NEXT SUBSEQUENT
INSPECTION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION. All other vehicles now or here-
after licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter other than
commuter vans shall be inspected at official inspection stations
licensed by the commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to section three
hundred three of the vehicle and traffic law at least once every four
months in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner of motor
vehicles, codified in part seventy-nine of title fifteen of the official
compilation of codes, rules and regulations of the state of New York (15
N.Y.C.R.R. part 79). All commuter vans now or hereafter licensed pursu-
ant to the provisions of this chapter shall be inspected and shall meet
safety standards as provided in paragraph two of subdivision a of
section 19-504.3 of this chapter. The fee payable to the commission for
the inspection required for the issuance of a certificate of inspection
for a taxicab, inclusive of the issuance of such certificate, shall not
exceed thirty-five dollars for taxicabs inspected through June 30, 1991
and fifty dollars for taxicabs inspected on or after July 1, 1991. If
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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any taxicab fails to pass such inspection, it shall be reinspected for
no additional fee. If any taxicab fails to pass such reinspection, it
shall be reinspected a second time for an additional fee of thirty-five
dollars. If any taxicab fails to pass such second reinspection, it shall
be reinspected a third time. No additional fee shall be charged for
third or subsequent reinspections. The fees payable to the official
inspection station for the inspection and the issuance of a certificate
of inspection for all other licensed vehicles other than commuter vans
shall be the fees charged and collected pursuant to section three
hundred five of the vehicle and traffic law. The commission or any other
agency authorized by law may conduct on-street inspections of vehicles
licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The date of the
inspection of a taxicab, THE DATE OF THE NEXT SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AS
REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, and the signature of the persons making
the inspection shall be recorded upon the rate card in the space
provided therefor. An owner shall be ordered by the commission to repair
or replace his or her licensed vehicle where it appears that it no long-
er meets the reasonable standards for safe operation prescribed by the
commission. Upon failure of such owner to have his or her vehicle
inspected or to comply with any such order within ten days after service
thereof, the license shall be suspended; upon failure of such owner to
comply with any such order within one hundred twenty days after service
thereof, the license may, at the discretion of the commission, be deemed
to have been abandoned by nonuser.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.