S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7948
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 23, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective
passengers in the street; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision p of section 19-502 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of
New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
p. "Commuter van" means a commuter van service having a seating capac-
ity of at least nine passengers but not more than twenty passengers or
such greater capacity as the commission may establish by rule and carry-
ing passengers for hire in the city duly licensed as a commuter van by
the commission [and not permitted to accept hails from prospective
passengers in the street]. For purposes of the provisions of this chap-
ter relating to prohibitions against the operation of an unauthorized
commuter van service or an unlicensed commuter van and to the enforce-
ment of such prohibitions and to the imposition of penalties for
violations of such prohibitions, the term shall also include any common
carrier of passengers by motor vehicle not subject to licensure as a
taxicab, for-hire vehicle, or wheelchair accessible van or not operating
as an authorized bus line pursuant to applicable provisions of law. The
commission shall submit to the council the text of any proposed rule
relating to the maximum capacity of commuter vans at the time such
proposed rule is published in the City Record.
§ 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 19-504 of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 of
the city of New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(1) A taxi-cab, coach, wheelchair accessible van, commuter van or
for-hire vehicle shall operate within the city of New York only if the
owner shall first have obtained from the commission a taxicab, coach,
wheelchair accessible van, commuter van or for-hire vehicle license for
such vehicle and only while such license is in full force and effect.
Vehicle licenses shall be issued for a term of not less than one nor
more than two years and shall expire on the date set forth on the
license unless sooner suspended or revoked by the commission. No motor
vehicle other than a duly licensed taxicab OR COMMUTER VAN shall be
permitted to accept hails from passengers in the street. No commuter van
shall be operated within the city of New York unless it is operated as
part of a current, valid authorization to operate a commuter van service
duly issued by the commission pursuant to section 19-504.2 of this chap-
ter.
§ 3. The section heading and subdivision a of section 19-516 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, the section heading as
amended by local law number 115 of the city of New York for the year
1993 and subdivision a as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
Acceptance of passengers by for-hire vehicles [and commuter vans].
[a.] For-hire vehicles that do not possess a valid HAIL license may
accept passengers only on the basis of telephone contract or prearrange-
ment. The commission or successor agency may establish such disciplinary
actions as it deems appropriate for failure to abide by the provisions
of this chapter.
§ 4. Subdivision b of section 19-516 of the administrative code of the
city of New York is REPEALED.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.