Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1201
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, KELLES, WEPRIN, McDONOUGH --
read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
transportation network companies to notify passengers who have
reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1700-a to read as follows:
3 § 1700-a. Response to reports. 1. Every TNC shall notify any passenger
4 reporting an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC
5 prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law
6 enforcement.
7 2. Every TNC shall ensure that every passenger that reports an inci-
8 dent of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip is
9 advised of their right to make a report to local law enforcement and/or
10 state police.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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