Enacts the "taxi driver protection act"; requires a sign in every for-hire vehicle that states "ATTENTION: Assaulting A Taxi Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years In Prison".

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A207B-2011 Actions

• Jun 5, 2012: reported referred to rules
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to codes
• Jun 10, 2011: amend and recommit to rules 207b
• Jun 1, 2011: reported referred to rules
• May 19, 2011: print number 207a
• May 19, 2011: amend and recommit to codes
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to codes

A207B-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                   207--B

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN, P. RIVERA, M. MILLER, JAFFEE, BENEDETTO,
    WEISENBERG, COLTON, SCHIMEL, MENG, MILLMAN, JEFFRIES, BRONSON, WEPRIN,
    DenDEKKER,  LINARES,  TITUS,  CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
    ABBATE, COOK, GABRYSZAK, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, McENENY, NOLAN,  ROBINSON,
    TITONE  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- commit-
    tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
    mitted  to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on
    Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted
    as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

  AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of assault of an
    operator of a for-hire vehicle

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "taxi driv-
  er protection act".
    S 2. Section 60.07 of the penal law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
  vision 3 to read as follows:

    3.  EVERY  FOR-HIRE  VEHICLE SHALL POST A SIGN ON THE INTERIOR OF SUCH
  VEHICLE STATING IN NOT LESS THAN SIXTEEN POINT  PRINT  THAT  "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 PROVID-
  ING FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICES.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01400-04-1