Bill Text: NY A05627 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the registration of commuter vans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-31 - signed chap.288 [A05627 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A05627-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5627--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis- tration of commuter vans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Schedule C of subdivision 7 of section 401 of the vehicle 2 and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of part G of chapter 59 of the 3 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 4 C. Schedule for taxicabs and livery. 1. For each taxicab or livery 5 having a seating capacity for passengers, excluding the driver, of five 6 persons or less, the annual fee of thirty-one dollars and sixty-three 7 cents. For each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers, 8 excluding the driver, of not less than six persons, nor more than seven 9 persons, the annual fee of fifty-one dollars and seventy-five cents. For 10 each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers, excluding 11 the driver, of at least eight persons, but not more than ten persons, 12 the annual fee of sixty-four dollars and sixty-nine cents. For each such 13 vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers, excluding the driver, 14 of at least eleven persons, but not more than fourteen persons, the 15 annual fee of ninety-two dollars. Any registration issued pursuant to 16 this schedule shall be revoked upon receipt by the commissioner of a 17 notice of revocation of any license or permit necessary for the issuance 18 of such registration from the local authority which issued such license 19 or permit, or upon receipt of evidence by the commissioner that the 20 registrant has been convicted of a violation of any local law requiring 21 the issuance of a license or permit in order to engage in for-hire oper- 22 ation. Provided, however, that upon surrender to the commissioner of any EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08239-04-5 A. 5627--B 2 1 such revoked registration and number plates and upon payment of the 2 proper registration fee, a registration may be issued for the vehicle 3 for which such registration has been revoked pursuant to the provisions 4 of subdivision six of this section. 5 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SCHEDULE, THE TERM "LIVERY" SHALL ALSO INCLUDE 6 A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRIVER HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY OF AT LEAST NINE 7 BUT NOT MORE THAN FOURTEEN PASSENGERS USED TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR HIRE 8 IN A COMMUTER VAN SERVICE UNDER AN AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MUNICI- 9 PALITY. 10 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.