Assembly Bill A3678

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Places strict liability on the MTA for injuries incurred on trains of the authority due to criminal conduct where the authority does not provide a conductor

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1276, Pub Auth L

2009-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Places strict liability on the Metropolitan transportation authority where injuries are incurred by passengers (to person or property) on MTA operated trains where the authority has not provided such train with a conductor.

2009-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3678

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LENTOL, MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to liability  of
  the  metropolitan  transportation authority for injuries to passengers
  on trains of the authority

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

  Section  1.  Section  1276 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  TO  THE
CONTRARY,  ON  ALL  TRAINS OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY WITHOUT A CONDUCTOR
THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE STRICTLY LIABLE FOR ANY AND ALL INJURIES INCURRED
BY PASSENGERS, EITHER IN PERSON OR PROPERTY, AS THE RESULT  OF  CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY COMMITTED ON SUCH TRAINS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05928-01-9

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