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Assembly Bill A5433

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all taxicabs and liveries in New York city to be equipped with at least one child safety seat that meets the standards of the vehicle and traffic law

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2009-A5433 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19-529, NYC Ad Cd

2009-A5433 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all taxicabs and liveries in New York city to be equipped with at least one child safety seat that meets the standards of the vehicle and traffic law; provides that a violation is punishable in like manner as seat belt violations.

2009-A5433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5433

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, PERALTA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BOYLAND, ROBINSON, TITUS -- 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 requiring child safety seats in taxicabs and liveries

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

  Section  1.  Section  19-529 of the administrative code of the city of
New York, as amended by local law number 10 of the city of New York  for
the year 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S  19-529  Seat  and  shoulder belts required; CHILD SAFETY SEATS.  a.
Beginning with the 1991 model year, for  each  seating  position,  every
taxicab  and for-hire vehicle shall be equipped with seat belts and, for
every outside passenger position, shall be equipped with shoulder belts.
  b. All seat and shoulder belts AND CHILD SAFETY SEATS required by this
section or by any provision of state or federal  law  shall  be  clearly
visible,  accessible  and  shall be maintained in good working order. No
safety belt  installed  in  a  motor  vehicle  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this section or in accordance with the provisions of state
or  federal law or the rules or regulations issued by the New York State
Department of Transportation or the United States Department  of  Trans-
portation, shall be removed from said motor vehicle.
  c.  The  owner  of  any  licensed  vehicle found to be in violation of
subdivision a [or], b [hereof], OR E OF THIS SUBDIVISION shall be  fined
not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars.
  d.  At  each inspection of a licensed taxicab or for-hire vehicle made
pursuant to subdivision f of section 19-504 of this chapter, failure  to
comply  with  subdivision  a  [or], b [hereof], OR E OF THIS SUBDIVISION
shall be evidence that such vehicle fails to meet  reasonable  standards
for safe operation and shall constitute cause for the suspension of said
vehicle license by the commission.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09092-01-9

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