S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to fines and penalties associated with operation of for-hire
vehicles in the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision k of section 19-506 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, as added by chapter 9 of
the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
(i) A violation of this subdivision shall be A MISDEMEANOR AND punish-
able by a fine of five hundred dollars for the first violation OR BY
IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS OR BY SUCH FINE AND IMPRISON-
MENT. A violation of this subdivision shall be A MISDEMEANOR AND
punishable by a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars OR BY IMPRISONMENT
FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND
IMPRISONMENT when a driver has been convicted of a violation of this
subdivision within the immediately preceding twenty-four months. A
violation of this subdivision shall result in revocation of the driver's
license issued pursuant to paragraphs (i) and (iii) of subdivision a of
section 19-505 of this chapter when such violation is committed by a
driver who has previously been convicted of two violations of this
section within the immediately preceding one hundred twenty months.
S 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision b of section 19-506 of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 32 of
the city of New York for the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
b. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subdivision, any
person who shall permit another to operate or who shall knowingly oper-
ate or offer to operate for hire any vehicle as a taxicab, coach, wheel-
chair accessible van, HAIL vehicle or for-hire vehicle in the city,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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without first having obtained or knowing that another has obtained a
license for such vehicle pursuant to the provisions of section 19-504 of
this chapter, shall be guilty of a [violation] MISDEMEANOR, and upon
conviction in the criminal court shall be punished by a fine of not less
than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand dollars or imprison-
ment for not more than sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
This paragraph shall apply to the owner of such vehicle and, if differ-
ent, to the operator of such vehicle.
S 3. Subdivision c of section 19-506 of the administrative code of the
city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as
follows:
(3) A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE A MISDEMEANOR AND PUNISH-
ABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS OR BY BOTH
SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.