Senate Bill S3008

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires TNC passengers to acknowledge certain legal notices

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2021-S3008 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1692, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8480
2019-2020: S1767
2023-2024: S3319

2021-S3008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires TNC passengers, prior to using a digital network, to acknowledge a legal notice that states: "IF YOU CLICK HERE, YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO SUE US IN COURT".

2021-S3008 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3008
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, BIAGGI -- 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 requiring
   TNC passengers to acknowledge certain legal notices
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 10 of section 1692 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is renumbered subdivision 11 and a new subdivision 10  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   10.  A TNC SHALL PROVIDE A NOTICE TO APPEAR PRIOR TO A PASSENGER'S USE
 OF THE TNC'S DIGITAL NETWORK THAT STATES: "IF YOU CLICK HERE,  YOU  GIVE
 UP  YOUR RIGHT TO SUE US IN COURT." SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE WRITTEN WITH
 CONSPICUOUS LETTERING IN RED FONT AND BOLD FACE  TYPE.    THE  PASSENGER
 SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH NOTICE PRIOR TO BEING GRANTED ACCESS TO THE TNC'S
 DIGITAL  NETWORK AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION AND EACH TIME THE PASSENGER
 ATTEMPTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO SUCH NETWORK THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03691-01-1



              

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