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- Referred to transportation
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Requires bicycles used for commercial purposes to be registered
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Dan Quart
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BILL NUMBER:S3161
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to commercial bicycles
Purpose summary of provisions
This bill would require all bicycles used for commercial purposes to be registered.
Justification
Every bicycle engaged in commercial business in the state, including bicycle messenger services, and bicycle delivery services connected to restaurants, pharmacies, grocery, drug or any other retail stores shall be registered and identified as a commercial bicycle, as provided in this section. Such a commercial bicycle shall be issued a license plate identifying it as a "commercial bicycle". An operator of a commercial bicycle must have a form of identification providing his or her name, and be required to wear bicycle helmets, obtain property and casualty insurance to cover anyone who operates a commercial bicycle. All commercial bicycles shall be equipped with safety features, including, but not limited to, reflectors or lights for night time operation. Failure to register a commercial bicycle or to comply with any other provision of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty days.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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