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Int 0104-1998-A

Taxi and Limousine Rentals, Violations Exemption

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Transportationintroduced 1998-02-05Local Law 1998/035

Enacted as Local Law 1998/035.

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Agenda: 1998-02-05Passed: 1998-08-04Enacted: 1998-08-04
Committee on TransportationMass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

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15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 146 days in committee

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Sponsors (1)

Noach Dear(prime)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing Held by Committee
1998-07-01 · Committee on Transportation
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
1998-07-01 · Committee on Transportation
ActionAmended by Committee
1998-07-01 · Committee on Transportation
AdvancedApproved by Committee
1998-07-01 · Committee on Transportation
ActionReprnt Amnd Item Laid on Desk
1998-07-01 · Legislative Documents Unit
AdvancedApproved by Council
1998-07-15 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
1998-07-15 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
1998-08-04 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
1998-08-04 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
1998-08-05 · City Council

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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 19-506 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by numbering the existing subdivision as paragraph 1 and by adding a new paragraph 2 to read as follows: 2. Where a violation of this chapter or any rules promulgated thereunder is committed using a vehicle which is owned by a rental vehicle company and has been rented or leased by such rental vehicle company, it shall be an affirmative defense that the rental vehicle company did not know or have any reason to know that the person to whom it was rented or leased would operate or offer to operate for hire such vehicle as a taxicab, coach, wheelchair accessible van or for-hire vehicle in the city. For purposes of this subdivision, a "rental vehicle company" shall be defined as any person or organization or any subsidiary or affiliate, including a franchisee, in the business of providing rental vehicles to the public. � 2. This local law shall take effect immediately. _______ Note: Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] to be omitted.