Assembly Bill A7461

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of bicycles for commercial purposes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7461 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4243
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10-157 & 19-176, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A407, S4528
2011-2012: A5587, S419
2013-2014: A224, S3461
2015-2016: A7021, S4640
2017-2018: A8593, S5021
2021-2022: S3095
2023-2024: S4394

2019-A7461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses affiliated with such operators shall be liable for such operator's failure to carry an identification card or certain other violations regarding the use of a bicycle for commercial purposes; changes violations for the failure to carry an identification card or certain other violation procedures and fines by a commercial bicycle operator.

2019-A7461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7461
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- 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 the use of bicycles for commercial purposes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commercial
 Bicycle Safety Act".
   § 2. Section 10-157 of the administrative code  of  the  city  of  New
 York,  as amended by local law number 91 of the city of New York for the
 year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   § 10-157 Bicycles used for commercial purposes.  a.  For  purposes  of
 this  section  and section 10-157.1 OF THIS CHAPTER, the following terms
 have the following meanings:
   (1) Bicycle. The term "bicycle" has the same  meaning  as  in  section
 19-176  OF THIS CODE, and also means any wheeled device propelled exclu-
 sively by human power as well as any motor-assisted device that  is  not
 capable  of  being  registered by the New York state department of motor
 vehicles.
   (2) Bicycle operator. The term "bicycle operator" means a  person  who
 delivers  packages,  parcels,  papers, FOOD OR GROCERIES, or articles of
 any type by bicycle on behalf of a business using a bicycle for  commer-
 cial purposes and who is paid by such business.
   (3)  Business using a bicycle for commercial purposes. The term "busi-
 ness using a bicycle for commercial  purposes"  means  a  person,  firm,
 partnership,  joint  venture,  association, corporation, or other entity
 that, either on behalf of itself or others, delivers packages,  parcels,
 papers,  FOOD  OR GROCERIES, or articles of any type by bicycle. Nothing
 contained in this section shall be  construed  as  applying  to  persons
 under the age of sixteen who use a bicycle only to deliver daily newspa-
 pers or circulars.

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

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