Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

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Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

What This Bill Does

• Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

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Official Summary Text

Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information
Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

Current Bill Text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          5672

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 27, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          transportation   network  companies  to  notify  passengers  who  have
          reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

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

     1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1700-a to read as follows:
     3    § 1700-A. RESPONSE TO REPORTS. 1. EVERY TNC SHALL NOTIFY ANY PASSENGER
     4  REPORTING AN INCIDENT OF SEXUAL  ASSAULT  THAT  OCCURRED  DURING  A  TNC
     5  PREARRANGED  TRIP  THAT  THE  TNC  WILL  NOT REPORT SUCH INCIDENT TO LAW
     6  ENFORCEMENT.
     7    2. EVERY TNC SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY PASSENGER THAT REPORTS  AN  INCI-
     8  DENT  OF  SEXUAL  ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED DURING A TNC PREARRANGED TRIP IS
     9  ADVISED OF THEIR RIGHT TO MAKE A REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT  AND/OR
    10  STATE POLICE.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03271-01-5