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                                  8418

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, CLARK -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative  code
  of  the  city  of New York, in relation to requiring background checks
  for for-hire vehicle licenses

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
article 17-D to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 17-D
             BACKGROUND CHECK FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE LICENSES
SECTION 499-M. BACKGROUND CHECK FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE LICENSES.
  S 499-M. BACKGROUND CHECK FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE LICENSES. PRIOR TO  THE
ISSUANCE  OF A TAXICAB, LIMOUSINE, COMMUTER VAN, PARATRANSIT OR FOR-HIRE
VEHICLE LICENSE, THE APPLICANT FOR SUCH LICENSE SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED
BY  THE  LICENSING  AUTHORITY  AUTHORIZED  TO ISSUE SUCH LICENSE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SECURING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FROM BOTH THE  STATE  DIVI-
SION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI-
GATION.  THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY ANY  PROCESSING  FEE  REQUIRED  BY  THE
STATE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION. FINGERPRINTS SHALL BE TAKEN OF THE  INDIVIDUAL  OWNER  IF
THE  APPLICANT  IS  A  SOLE  PROPRIETORSHIP; THE GENERAL PARTNERS IF THE
APPLICANT IS A PARTNERSHIP; THE OFFICERS, PRINCIPALS,  AND  STOCKHOLDERS
OWNING MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING STOCK OF THE CORPORATION
IF THE APPLICANT IS A CORPORATION.
  S 2. Subdivision l of section 19-504 of the administrative code of the
city  of  New  York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of New
York for the year 1993, is amended and a new subdivision r is  added  to
read as follows:
  l.  Prior  to  the  issuance  of a commuter van license, the applicant
shall be fingerprinted for the  purpose  of  securing  criminal  history

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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records  from  BOTH  the state division of criminal justice services AND
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.  The applicant shall pay any  proc-
essing  fee  required by the state division of criminal justice services
AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.  Fingerprints shall be taken of
the  individual  owner  if  the  applicant is a sole proprietorship; the
general partners if the applicant is a partnership; the officers,  prin-
cipals, and stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding
stock of the corporation if the applicant is a corporation.
  R.  PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A TAXICAB, LIMOUSINE, PARATRANSIT OR FOR-
HIRE VEHICLE LICENSE, THE  APPLICANT  SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF  SECURING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FROM BOTH THE STATE DIVI-
SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE  FEDERAL  BUREAU  OF  INVESTI-
GATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY ANY PROCESSING FEE REQUIRED BY THE STATE
DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI-
GATION.  FINGERPRINTS  SHALL  BE  TAKEN  OF  THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER IF THE
APPLICANT IS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP; THE GENERAL PARTNERS IF  THE  APPLI-
CANT IS A PARTNERSHIP; THE OFFICERS, PRINCIPALS, AND STOCKHOLDERS OWNING
MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING STOCK OF THE CORPORATION IF THE
APPLICANT IS A CORPORATION.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.