Senate Bill S7886

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7886 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11146
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1254
2013-2014: S1914

2009-S7886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English.

2009-S7886 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 7886                                                 A. 11146

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2010
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
  Protection

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring motor
  vehicle carriers to be identified in English

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
390-d to read as follows:
  S 390-D. IDENTIFICATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM,  CORPO-
RATION,  ASSOCIATION  OR  OTHER  BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL OPERATE ANY MOTOR
VEHICLE CARRIER WITHOUT IDENTIFYING  THE  NAME  OF  SUCH  MOTOR  VEHICLE
CARRIER  ON  EACH  MOTOR  VEHICLE  IN ENGLISH IN A FORM AND MANNER TO BE
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "MOTOR  VEHICLE  CARRIER"  SHALL
MEAN  ANY  COMMON CARRIER OF PASSENGERS BY MOTOR VEHICLE, COMMON CARRIER
OF PROPERTY BY MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTRACT CARRIER OF  PASSENGERS  BY  MOTOR
VEHICLE, AND CONTRACT CARRIER OF PROPERTY BY MOTOR VEHICLE AS SUCH TERMS
ARE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND TEN, RESPECTIVELY, OF
SECTION  TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW WHEN SUCH COMMON CARRIERS POSSESS
SUCH APPROPRIATE OPERATING AUTHORITY AS IS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
  3. WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AN  APPLICATION
MAY  BE  MADE  BY  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL
PROCEEDING TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE  DEFENDANT  OF
NOT  LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH
VIOLATIONS; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE  COURT  OR
JUSTICE  THAT  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS,  IN  FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN
INJUNCTION MAY  BE  ISSUED  BY  THE  COURT  OR  JUSTICE,  ENJOINING  AND
RESTRAINING  ANY  FURTHER  VIOLATIONS,  WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY
PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN  INJURED  OR  DAMAGED  THEREBY.  IN  ANY  SUCH

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

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