New York A 5482: Relates to the use of bicycles for commercial purposes

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A05482 Summary:

BILL NOA05482 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§10-157 & 19-176, NYC Ad Cd

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Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses affiliated with such operators shall be liable for such operator's failure to carry an identification card or certain other violations regarding the use of a bicycle for commercial purposes; changes violations for the failure to carry an identification card or certain other violation procedures and fines by a commercial bicycle operator.

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BILL NOA05482 

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02/14/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5482

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Cities

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to the use of bicycles for commercial purposes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commercial
 2 Bicycle Safety Act".
 3 § 2. Section 10-157 of the administrative code of the city of New
 4 York, as amended by local law number 91 of the city of New York for the
 5 year 2017, subdivisions g and h as amended by local law number 151 of
 6 the city of New York for the year 2023, and subdivision l as added by
 7 local law number 41 of the city of New York for the year 2023, is
 8 amended to read as follows:
 9 § 10-157 Bicycles used for commercial purposes. a. For purposes of
 10 this section and section 10-157.1 of this chapter, the following terms
 11 have the following meanings:
 12 (1) Bicycle. The term "bicycle" has the same meaning as in section
 13 19-176 of this code, and also means any wheeled device propelled exclu-
 14 sively by human power as well as any motor-assisted device that is not
 15 capable of being registered by the New York state department of motor
 16 vehicles.
 17 (2) Bicycle operator. The term "bicycle operator" means a person who
 18 delivers packages, parcels, papers, food or groceries, or articles of
 19 any type by bicycle on behalf of a business using a bicycle for commer-
 20 cial purposes and who is paid by such business.
 21 (3) Business using a bicycle for commercial purposes. The term "busi-
 22 ness using a bicycle for commercial purposes" means a person, firm,
 23 partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, or other entity
 24 that, either on behalf of itself or others, delivers packages, parcels,
 25 papers, food or groceries, or articles of any type by bicycle. Nothing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09599-01-5

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 1 contained in this section shall be construed as applying to persons
 2 under the age of sixteen who use a bicycle only to deliver daily newspa-
 3 pers or circulars.
 4 b. A business using a bicycle for commercial purposes that does not
 5 have a site within the city that is open and available to the public
 6 must provide to the department of transportation, upon a form prescribed
 7 by the department, the following information:
 8 (1) the name under which such business is authorized to do business in
 9 the state, pursuant to the business corporation law,
 10 (2) the registered agent upon whom process against such business may
 11 be served and the address of such agent, or, if the business has desig-
 12 nated the secretary of state as its agent for receiving such process,
 13 the post office address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy
 14 of such process, and
 15 (3) any other information requested by the department.
 16 c. A business using a bicycle for commercial purposes must assign to
 17 each of its bicycle operators a three digit identification number,
 18 except that the department of transportation may promulgate a rule to
 19 require an identification number with four or more digits. Such business
 20 must issue t