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- Referred to codes
- Print number 3824b
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Print number 3824a
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Referred to codes
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Enacts the "taxi driver protection act"
In Assembly Committee · Rules · Sponsor Rory Lancman
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3824B
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of assault of an operator of a for-hire vehicle
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To protect taxi workers from being assaulted on the job by posting signs in taxis alerting passengers of the punishment for assaulting taxi workers.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 titles the bill the "taxi driver protection act."
Section 2 amends section 60.07 of the penal law to require every for-hire vehicle to post a sign on the interior of such vehicle that states "ATTENTION: Assaulting a Taxi Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years In Prison," provided, that operators of livery or black car vehicles shall have the right but not the obligation to post such a sign while providing for-hire vehicle services.
Section 3 provides for the act to take effect immediately.
Justification
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, taxi workers are thirty times more likely to be killed on the job than other workers. New York City is home to the largest taxi driver industry in the country.
Posting warning signs in taxi cabs would facilitate a public information campaign designed to inform the public that attacks on taxi workers are a very serious offense.
Prior legislative history
A.11704 (2010); A.10058 (2010) (Veto 6808 of 2010)
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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