Senate Bill S5269

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5269

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
  relation  to  directing  the  division of homeland security to develop
  rules and regulations relating to truck rental security

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  2  of  section 709 of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
  (V) PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  WITHIN  TWELVE  MONTHS  OF  THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TO ENSURE THAT:
  (I)  ANY  PERSON  OR  ORGANIZATION,  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE,
INCLUDING A FRANCHISE, IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAIL-
ERS TO THE PUBLIC FROM LOCATIONS IN THIS STATE, BE REGISTERED  WITH  THE
DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY;
  (II)  EACH  SUCH  PERSON OR ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ACCURATE RECORDS OF
ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS; AND
  (III) ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION,  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  OR  AFFILIATE,
INCLUDING A FRANCHISE, IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAIL-
ERS  TO  THE  PUBLIC  REQUIRES A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AND AT LEAST ONE
OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION  TO  RENT  TRUCKS,  VANS  OR  TRAILERS  AND
REQUIRES  THAT  MEANINGFUL  ASSURANCES  ARE MADE BY THE RENTAL ENTITY TO
VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER;
  (IV) ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER MAY BE CHECKED AGAINST
STATE OR FEDERAL CRIMINAL DATABASES FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  SCREENING  FOR
POSSIBLE TERRORISTS; AND
  (V)  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES FOR THE
TRUCK RENTAL INDUSTRY IN THIS STATE, AND WORK  TO  EDUCATE  PERSONS  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11292-01-1

              

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AGENCIES  RENTING  TRUCKS, VANS AND TRAILERS ON HOW TO DETECT AND REPORT
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AS DEFINED BY THE DIVISION.
  S  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 396-z of the general business law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
  (K) "TRUCK RENTAL COMPANY" MEANS ANY PERSON OR  ORGANIZATION,  OR  ANY
SUBSIDIARY  OR  AFFILIATE,  INCLUDING  A  FRANCHISEE, IN THE BUSINESS OF
RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAILERS TO THE PUBLIC FROM  LOCATIONS  IN  THIS
STATE.
  S  3.  Subdivision  1  of section 396-z of the general business law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) "TRUCK RENTAL COMPANY" MEANS ANY PERSON OR  ORGANIZATION,  OR  ANY
SUBSIDIARY  OR  AFFILIATE,  INCLUDING  A  FRANCHISEE, IN THE BUSINESS OF
RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAILERS TO THE PUBLIC FROM  LOCATIONS  IN  THIS
STATE.
  S  4. Section 396-z of the general business law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 13-b to read as follows:
  13-B. FOR TRUCK RENTAL  COMPANIES,  THE  FOLLOWING  DISCLOSURE  NOTICE
SHALL BE MADE ON THE FACE OF THE RENTAL AGREEMENT EITHER BY STAMP, LABEL
OR  AS  PART  OF  THE  WRITTEN CONTRACT OR ON ANY OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENT
PROVIDED TO  THE  AUTHORIZED  DRIVER  AT  THE  TIME  SUCH  DRIVER  TAKES
POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, SHALL BE SET APART IN BOLDFACE TYPE AND IN NO
SMALLER PRINT THAN TEN POINT TYPE:
  NOTICE:  BY  ENTERING  INTO THIS RENTAL AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION MAY BE CHECKED AGAINST STATE OR FEDERAL CRIMI-
NAL DATABASES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SCREENING FOR POSSIBLE TERRORISTS.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a law; provided that the amendment to section 396-z of the
general business law made by section two of this act  shall  not  affect
the  repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section three of this  act  shall  take
effect;  and  provided,  further, that the amendment to section 369-z of
the general business law made by section four of this act shall  survive
the  repeal  and  reversion  of such section as provided in section 2 of
chapter 656 of the laws of 2002, as amended; provided further  that  any
rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
on its effective date are authorized and directed to be  promulgated  on
or before such effective date.