BILL NUMBER:A10190
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to allowing affiliated vehicles in the city of New
York to obtain a special street hail license to accept hails from
passengers in the street in areas outside the Manhattan central business
district
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill will make it possible
for taxi vehicles to accept hails passengers outside of Manhattan by
obtaining a special hail license.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends section 19-502 of the adminis-
trative code of New York by adding a new subdivision X to read as
follows:
X: "Special street hail license" means a license that may be issued to
affiliated vehicles which permits said vehicles to accept hails from
passengers in the street in areas outside the Manhattan central business
district. The commission shall issue a metal plate for displaying the
license number of the vehicle on the outside of the vehicle. Such metal
plate shall 'he distinguishable.from a medallion.
Adding a new paragraph to section 19-504 to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an affiliated vehicle, as
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10190
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 10, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- 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 allowing affiliated vehicles in the city of New York to
obtain a special street hail license to accept hails from passengers
in the street in areas outside the Manhattan central business district
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision x to read as follows:
X. "SPECIAL STREET HAIL LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE THAT MAY BE ISSUED TO
AFFILIATED VEHICLES WHICH PERMITS SAID VEHICLES TO ACCEPT HAILS FROM
PASSENGERS IN THE STREET IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE MANHATTAN CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT. THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE A METAL PLATE FOR DISPLAYING THE
LICENSE NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUCH METAL
PLATE SHALL BE DISTINGUISHABLE FROM A MEDALLION.
S 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 19-504 of the administra-
tive 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:
(1) A taxi-cab, coach, wheelchair accessible van, commuter van or
for-hire vehicle shall operate within the city of New York only if the
owner shall first have obtained from the commission a taxicab, coach,
wheelchair accessible van, commuter van or for-hire vehicle license for
such vehicle and only while such license is in full force and effect.
Vehicle licenses shall be issued for a term of not less than one nor
more than two years and shall expire on the date set forth on the
license unless sooner suspended or revoked by the commission. [No]
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO motor
vehicle other than a duly licensed taxicab shall be permitted to accept
hails from passengers in the street. No commuter van shall be operated
within the city of New York unless it is operated as part of a current,
valid authorization to operate a commuter van service duly issued by the
commission pursuant to section 19-504.2 of this chapter.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15638-02-0
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