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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S356
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S356 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2486
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §124, Art 34-D §§1280 - 1289, amd §§125 & 2268, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S4814, A7360
2019-2020: A967
2017-S356 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S356 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the operation of motor-driven cycles for commercial purposes on public highways PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill amend the Vehicle and Traffic law in Sections 124 and 125, and add a new Article 34-D to require motor-driven cycles operated on the streets for commercial purposes to be registered with the State, and for the owners of such vehicles to be licensed to operate a motor vehicle. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : § 124 Any motor vehicle having (a) a seat or saddle for the use of the operator; (b) two or three wheels in contact with the ground; (c) an internal combustion engines, or electric, solar or hybrid motor which will propel the vehicle unassisted a maximum speed no greater than thirty miles per hour. If such vehicle is equipped with an internal combustion engine, such engine's piston or motor displacement shall not exceed fifty cubic centimeters. A motor-driven cycle shall be a limited use motorcycle or motorcycle when operated at speeds in excess
2017-S356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 356 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera- tion of motor-driven cycles for commercial purposes on public highways 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 124 to read as follows: § 124. MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING: (A) A SEAT OR SADDLE FOR THE USE OF THE OPERATOR; (B) TWO OR THREE WHEELS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND; (C) AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, OR ELECTRIC, SOLAR OR HYBRID MOTOR WHICH WILL PROPEL THE VEHICLE UNASSISTED AT A MAXIMUM SPEED NO GREATER THAN THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. IF SUCH VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, SUCH ENGINE'S PISTON OR ROTOR DISPLACEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY CUBIC CENTIMETERS. A MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE SHALL BE A LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE WHEN OPERATED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY MILES PER HOUR AND THE OPERATOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION A VALID CLASS D, DJ, M OR MJ LICENSE, AS THE CASE MAY BE; AND (D) A DIRECT OR AUTOMATIC POWER DRIVE SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES NO CLUTCH OR GEAR SHIFT OPERATION BY THE OPERATOR AFTER THE DRIVE SYSTEM IS ENGAGED WITH THE ENGINE OR MOTOR. § 2. Paragraph (a) of section 125 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 365 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) electrically-driven mobility assistance devices operated or driven by a person with a disability, UNLESS SUCH MOBILITY DEVICE IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE A MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE, § 3. Section 2268 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 869 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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