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A08458 Summary:

BILL NOA08458
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORGallahan
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §1229-e, V & T L
 
Requires businesses who offer delivery services to provide markings for their vehicles and drivers; provides penalties for failing to do so.
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A08458 Actions:

BILL NOA08458
 
12/29/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A08458 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8458
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    December 29, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
          businesses that provide delivery services  provide  markings  on  both
          their motor vehicles and drivers that identify them as such

          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 1229-e to read as follows:
     3    § 1229-e. Identification of delivery vehicles and drivers.  1. For the
     4  purposes  of this section "carrier" shall mean any business, firm, part-
     5  nership, association, limited liability company, corporation,  contract-
     6  ing  agency  or other entity licensed to do business in the state of New
     7  York.
     8    2. It shall be the  duty  of  every  carrier  that  provides  delivery
     9  services via motor vehicle to comply with one or more of the following:
    10    (a)  a clearly visible graphic associated with such carrier affixed to
    11  both side panels on the vehicle;
    12    (b) a clearly visible text lettering with such carrier name  at  least
    13  four inches in height on both side panels of the vehicle; or
    14    (c)  a  white  sign on both side panels on such vehicle containing the
    15  following statement: "delivery vehicle".
    16    3. It shall be the duty of every operator of such  vehicle  to  comply
    17  with one or more of the following:
    18    (a) a uniform issued by the operator's employer or contracting agency;
    19    (b)  a  badge  that  is  clearly visible and issued by such operator's
    20  employer or contracting agency; or
    21    (c) a neon vest that contains text at least four inches in height with
    22  following statement: "package carrier".

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13811-01-3

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     1    4. A violation of the provisions of this section by a carrier shall be
     2  punishable by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  one  thousand  dollars  per
     3  violation.
     4    5.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to any carrier that
     5  employs one hundred or less persons.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     7  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
     8  ment  and/or  repeal  of  any  such rule or regulation necessary for the
     9  implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized  to  be
    10  made  and completed by the commissioner of the department of motor vehi-
    11  cles on or before such effective date.
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