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Assembly Bill A9144

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires taxicabs to have carbon monoxide detectors

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2009-A9144 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §498, V & T L; amd §19-537, NYC Ad Cd

2009-A9144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires taxicabs to have carbon monoxide detectors.

2009-A9144 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9144

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code
  of the city of New York, in  relation  to  requiring  carbon  monoxide
  detectors in taxicabs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 498 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
  L. THE LICENSING JURISDICTION REQUIRES THAT  A  PRE-ARRANGED  FOR-HIRE
VEHICLE  SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERATIONAL INSTALLED CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTING DEVICE.
  S 2.  Paragraphs 14 and 15 of subdivision c of section 19-537  of  the
administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York, as added by local law
number 12 of the city of New York for the year 2009, are amended to read
as follows and a new paragraph 16 is added to read as follows:
  (14) a driver who does not use a cell phone (hand-held or hands  free)
while driving; [and]
  (15) decline to tip for poor service[.]; AND
  (16)  A  CAR  EQUIPPED  WITH  AN OPERATIONAL INSTALLED CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTING DEVICE.
  S 3. Paragraphs 10 and 11 of subdivision d of section  19-537  of  the
administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York, as added by local law
number 12 of the city of New York for the year 2009, are amended to read
as follows and a new paragraph 12 is added to read as follows:
  (10) a driver who does not use a cell phone (hand-held or hands  free)
while driving; [and]
  (11) decline to tip for poor service[.]; AND
  (12)  A  CAR  EQUIPPED  WITH  AN OPERATIONAL INSTALLED CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTING DEVICE.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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

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