Provides a defense from liability for certain department of sanitation vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane restrictions in New York city.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
April 8, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing a
defense from liability for certain department of sanitation vehicles
standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane
restrictions in New York city
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (p) to read as follows:
3 (p) It shall be a defense to any notice of liability issued to the
4 owner of a vehicle of the department of sanitation of the city of New
5 York for standing, stopping, or parking in a bus lane in violation of
6 the applicable provisions of section 4-08 of chapter four of title thir-
7 ty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant to a bus rapid
8 transit program adopted pursuant to this section that the operator of
9 the vehicle was an employee of the department of sanitation of the city
10 of New York performing authorized duties involving a vehicle of the
11 department of sanitation of the city of New York in such bus lane.
12 § 2. Section 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
13 adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows:
14 (r) It shall be a defense to any notice of liability issued to the
15 owner of a vehicle of the department of sanitation of the city of New
16 York for a violation of section 4-08(f)(4) of chapter four of title
17 thirty-four of the rules of the city of New York pursuant to a demon-
18 stration program adopted pursuant to this section that the operator of
19 the vehicle was an employee of the department of sanitation of the city
20 of New York performing authorized duties involving a vehicle of the
21 department of sanitation of the city of New York in such bus lane.
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
23 the amendments to sections 1111-c and 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traf-
24 fic law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the
25 repeal of such sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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