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NY A11704
Bill
Status
Introduced
9/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Rory Lancman
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AI Summary
- Enacts the "Taxi Driver Protection Act" to enhance protections for operators of for-hire vehicles
- Requires all for-hire vehicles to display an interior warning sign in at least 16-point print stating that assaulting a taxi driver is punishable by up to 25 years in prison, with optional posting for livery and black car operators
- Adds assault in the second degree as a specified offense under penal law section 60.07 when committed against for-hire vehicle operators
- Expands penal law section 120.05 to include for-hire vehicle operators in provisions making assault a crime when committed against specified transit workers while performing assigned duties
- Takes effect November 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Enacts the "taxi driver protection act"; requires a sign in every for-hire vehicle that states "WARNING: Assaulting A Taxi Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years In Prison".
Last Action
referred to codes
9/27/2010
Committee Referrals
Codes9/27/2010
Full Bill Text
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