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Assembly Bill A5430

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the registration of commercial bicycles

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2011-A5430 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง401-c, V & T L

2011-A5430 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the registration of commercial bicycles; provides for a license fee of fifty dollars; requires casualty insurance for such bicycles.

2011-A5430 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5430

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  regis-
  tration  of  commercial  bicycles  and requires casualty insurance for
  such bicycles

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 401-c to read as follows:
  S 401-C. REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLES. EVERY COMMERCIAL BICYCLE
SHALL BE REGISTERED, AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.   COMMERCIAL  BICYCLES
SHALL BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE IDENTIFYING IT AS A COMMERCIAL BICYCLE.
  COMMERCIAL  BICYCLES  SHALL  BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE UPON PASSING AN
INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE  INSPECTION  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  THE
BICYCLE  CONFORMS  WITH  THE  LAMP AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
TWELVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.  THE  FEE  FOR  SUCH  LICENSE
PLATES SHALL BE FIFTY DOLLARS.
  1. AN OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL BICYCLE MUST HAVE A FORM OF IDENTIFICA-
TION PROVIDING HIS OR HER NAME. REGISTRANTS SHALL BE ISSUED REGISTRATION
CARDS  WHICH  MUST  BE  CARRIED WHILE OPERATING A BICYCLE FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ISSUE  A  LIST  OF  TRAFFIC  REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO BICYCLE OPERATION FOR EACH BICYCLE REGISTERED.
  2.  REGISTRANTS  SHALL OBTAIN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE TO COVER
ANYONE WHO OPERATES A COMMERCIAL BICYCLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08372-01-1

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