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Assembly Bill A386

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that people may not stand in the street and solicit donations from passing vehicles unless such persons first obtain a permit

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2017-A386 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1027
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1157, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8690, S7655
2019-2020: A3400, S4104
2021-2022: A6496, S1649
2023-2024: A5409, S1129
2025-2026: A8399, S1835

2017-A386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that people may not stand in the street and solicit donations from passing vehicles unless such persons first obtain a permit.

2017-A386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    386
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  solic-
   itation of donations on state highways
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1157 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  (I)  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS (A) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION, A
 PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OCCUPY ANY PART OF A STATE HIGHWAY  OUTSIDE
 THE  GEOGRAPHICAL  BOUNDARIES  OF  A  CITY OR VILLAGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 SOLICITING ON BEHALF OF A FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWO  OF
 SECTION  ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE
 SERVICE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  OF  THE
 GENERAL  MUNICIPAL LAW, OR AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM TAXATION PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 501 (C) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE UNLESS PROHIBITED  BY  A
 LOCAL LAW OF THE TOWN IN WHICH SUCH SOLICITATION OCCURS.
   (II)  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO AUTHORIZE
 TOWNS TO PROHIBIT SOLICITATIONS AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISIONS (A) OR (C) OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03766-01-7

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