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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A3425
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-A3425 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A3425 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that prior to the issuance of taxicab, limousine, commuter van, paratransit or for-hire vehicle licenses, the applicant shall be fingerprinted by the authority authorized to issue such licenses for the purpose of securing criminal history records from both the state division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation.
2017-A3425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3425 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- 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. § 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. § 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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