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NY Transp L § 133 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 5 - The Powers of the Commissioner in Respect to Common Carriers 133 - Penalties for Other Than Common Carriers.

§ 133. Penalties  for  other than common carriers. 1. Any corporation,   other than a common carrier which shall violate this chapter,  or  shall   fail  to  obey,  observe  and  comply  with  every  order  made  by  the   commissioner under authority of this chapter so long as the  same  shall   be  and remain in force, shall forfeit to the people of the state of New   York a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars for  each  offense;  every   such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and the penalty   or  forfeiture  thereof  shall  be recovered in an action as provided in   section ninety.2. Every person who, either individually or acting as  an  officer  or   agent  of  a corporation other than a common carrier, shall violate this   chapter, or fail to obey, observe or comply with any order made  by  the   commissioner  under  this chapter so long as the same shall be or remain   in force, or who shall procure, aid or abet any such corporation in  its   violation  of this chapter, or in its failure to obey, observe or comply   with any such order, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.3. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating   to forfeitures and penalties the act of any director, officer  or  other   person  acting  for  or  employed  by any common carrier or corporation,   acting within the scope of his official duties or employment,  shall  be   in  every  case  and  be  deemed to be the act of such common carrier or   corporation.
NY Transp L § 134 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 5 - The Powers of the Commissioner in Respect to Common Carriers 134 - Duties of Commissioner as to Interstate Traffic.

§ 134. Duties   of   commissioner   as   to  interstate  traffic.  The   commissioner may investigate interstate freight or  passenger  rates  or   interstate  freight  or passenger service on railroads within the state,   and when such rates are, in the opinion of the  commissioner,  excessive   or  discriminatory  or  are  levied  or  laid in violation of the act of   congress entitled "An  act  to  regulate  commerce,"  approved  February   fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-seven,  and  the acts amendatory   thereof and supplementary thereto, or  in  conflict  with  the  rulings,   orders or regulations of the United States department of transportation,   the  commissioner  may apply by petition to the United States department   of transportation for  relief  or  may  present  to  the  United  States   department  of  transportation  all facts coming to his knowledge, as to   violations of the rulings, orders, or regulations of that commission  or   as to violations of the said act to regulate commerce or acts amendatory   thereof or supplementary thereto.
NY Transp L § 136 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 136 - Application of Article.

§ 136. Application  of  article. This article shall apply to all motor   carriers.
NY Transp L § 137 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 137 - Transportation Policy.

§ 137. Transportation  policy.  It is hereby declared to be the policy   of this state to regulate  transportation  by  motor  carriers  in  such   manner  as  to  recognize  and  preserve the inherent advantages of, and   foster sound economic conditions in such transportation and  among  such   carriers  in the public interest; promote safe, adequate, economical and   efficient service by motor carriers, and  reasonable  charges  therefor,   without  unjust  discriminations,  undue  preferences or advantages, and   unfair or  destructive  competitive  practices;  improve  the  relations   between,  and  coordinate  transportation  by  and  regulation  of motor   carriers and other carriers.
NY Transp L § 139 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 139 - Insurance Requirements.

§ 139. Insurance  requirements.  No  certificate  or  permit  shall be   issued to a motor carrier  or  remain  in  force,  unless  such  carrier   complies  with  such  rules  and  regulations  as the commissioner shall   prescribe governing the filing and approval of surety bonds, policies of   insurance, qualification  as  a  self-insurer  or  other  securities  or   agreements.
NY Transp L § 141 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 141 - Orders, Notices and Service.

§ 141. Orders,  notices  and  service.  Every  motor carrier operating   pursuant to a certificate or permit issued under this chapter shall file   with the commissioner a designation in writing  of  the  name  and  post   office  address  of  a  person  upon whom or which service of notices or   orders may be made. Such designation may from time to time be changed by   like writing similarly filed. In default of such designation, service of   any notice or order may  be  made  by  posting  in  the  office  of  the   commissioner.  Whenever  notice  is given by mail as provided herein the   date of mailing shall be considered as the time when notice is served.
NY Transp L § 143 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 143 - Vehicle Identification.

§ 143. Vehicle  identification.  It  shall  be  unlawful for any motor   carrier holding a certificate or permit from the commissioner to operate   any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state unless there is firmly   affixed to such motor vehicle proper identification in  accordance  with   the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
NY Transp L § 144 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 144 - Fees and Charges.

§  144.  Fees  and  charges. The commissioner or authorized officer or   employee of the department shall charge and collect eighty-five  dollars   for  the  inspection  or reinspection of all motor vehicles transporting   passengers subject to the department's inspection requirements  pursuant   to  section  one  hundred  forty of this article, except such: (a) motor   vehicles  operated  under  contract  with  a  municipality  to   provide   statewide mass transportation operating assistance eligible service; (b)   motor  vehicles  operated  under  contract with a municipality or school   district to provide school-related transportation  services;  (c)  motor   vehicles   authorized   by   the   commissioner  of  health  to  provide   non-emergency medical transportation services; and  (d)  motor  vehicles   used  primarily  to  transport passengers pursuant to subparagraphs (i),   (iii), (iv), and (v) of paragraph a of subdivision two  of  section  one   hundred forty of this article. The department may deny inspection of any   motor  vehicle  transporting  passengers  subject  to  the  department's   inspection requirements if such fee is not paid within  ninety  days  of   the date noted on the department invoice.
NY Transp L § 146 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 146 - Adequacy of Service.

§ 146. Adequacy  of  service.  It  shall  be  the  duty of every motor   carrier to provide adequate service, equipment and facilities under such   rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe.
NY Transp L § 147 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 6 - Matters Relating to All Motor Carriers 147 - Dogs Accompanying Persons With a Disability.

§ 147. Dogs  accompanying  persons  with a disability. Subject to such   rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe, all common  and   contract  carriers  of  passengers by motor vehicle shall permit a guide   dog, hearing dog or service dog as defined in section  forty-seven-b  of   the civil rights law accompanying a person with a disability, as defined   in  subdivision  twenty-one  of  section  two  hundred ninety-two of the   executive law, to accompany, to guide, or otherwise to aid such  person,   to  ride on all vehicles operated for transportation and no charge shall   be made for the transportation of such dog.
NY Transp L § 150 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 7 - Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicles 150 - Application of Article.

§ 150. Application  of  article.  This  article  shall apply to common   carriers of  passengers  by  motor  vehicle  and  contract  carriers  of   passengers by motor vehicle.
NY Transp L § 152 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 7 - Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicles 152 - Certificate and Permit Requirement.

§ 152. Certificate  and  permit  requirement.  1. No person or persons   shall engage  in  intrastate  transportation  as  a  common  carrier  of   passengers  by  motor  vehicle  on  any  highway  in this state, or hold   themselves out by  advertising  or  any  other  means  to  provide  such   transportation,  unless there is in force with respect to such person or   persons a certificate issued by the commissioner.2. No person or persons shall engage in intrastate transportation as a   contract carrier of passengers by motor vehicle on any highway  in  this   state,  or  hold  themselves  out  by  advertising or any other means to   provide such transportation, unless there is in force  with  respect  to   such person or persons a permit issued by the commissioner.3.  Applications  for certificates or permits shall be made in writing   to the commissioner, be verified under oath, and shall be in  such  form   and  contain  such  information  as  the  commissioner by regulation may   require. The commissioner shall provide for publication of a  notice  of   the application.
NY Transp L § 155 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 7 - Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicles 155 - Issuance of a Permanent Permit.

§ 155. Issuance  of  a  permanent  permit.  1.  A  permanent permit to operate as a contract  carrier  of  passengers  may  be  issued  by  the commissioner  to an applicant with or without a hearing, but upon notice to  all  interested  parties,  authorizing  such  applicant  to  provide transportation  as a contract carrier of passengers. The application for a permanent permit shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:  (a)  the  applicant  is  fit,  willing  and  able   to   provide   the transportation  to  be  authorized by the permit and to comply with this chapter and the regulations of the commissioner; and  (b) the proposed service is or will  be  consistent  with  the  public interest  and the policy declared in section one hundred thirty-seven of this chapter.   2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or property rights in the use of the highways.
NY Transp L § 156 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 7 - Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicles 156 - Amendment, Revocation and Transfer of Certificates and Permits.

§ 156. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits.   1.  Certificates  and permits shall be effective from the date specified   therein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided.   Any such certificate or permit may, upon application of the  holder  and   in  the  discretion of the commissioner, be amended or revoked, in whole   or in part, or may be suspended, cancelled, revoked or modified pursuant   to section one hundred forty-five of this chapter.2. Any certificate or permit may  be  suspended  by  the  commissioner   without  hearing  for  failure  to  file  or  keep  in force a tariff as   required by section one hundred fifty-eight of this article, for failure   to comply  with  the  insurance  requirements  of  section  one  hundred   thirty-nine  of  this  chapter;  for  failure  to file annual reports as   required by the regulations of the commissioner or for failure to adhere   to the safety requirements of section one hundred forty of this chapter.   Any such certificate or permit so suspended may thereafter be revoked in   no less than thirty days after the date of  suspension  ordered  by  the   commissioner  without  hearing  if  the carrier does not comply with the   tariff, insurance, annual reporting or safety requirements.3. Certificates or permits shall not be assigned  or  transferred,  in   any  manner,  nor  shall  the  right to operate under any certificate or   permit be leased without prior approval of the  commissioner  upon  such   notice  as  the  commissioner  shall  deem  appropriate. The assignment,   transfer or lease of certificates or permits or  the  right  to  operate   under  any  certificate  or  permit,  shall  not  be approved unless the   commissioner shall find that it is in the public interest to do so.  All   applications for transfer or lease must be in such form as prescribed by   the commissioner.
NY Transp L § 170 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 170 - Application of Article.

§ 170. Application  of article. This article shall apply to common and   contract carriers of property by motor vehicle  except  common  carriers   providing transportation of household goods as defined in paragraphs (a)   and (b) of subdivision fifteen of section two of this chapter.
NY Transp L § 172 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 172 - Certificate and Permit Requirement.

§ 172. Certificate  and  permit  requirement.  1. No person or persons   shall engage  in  intrastate  transportation  as  a  common  carrier  of   property  by  motor  vehicle  on  any  highway  in  this  state  or hold   themselves out by  advertising  or  any  other  means  to  provide  such   transportation  unless  there is in force with respect to such person or   persons a certificate issued by the commissioner.2. No person or persons shall engage in intrastate transportation as a   contract carrier of property by motor vehicle on  any  highway  in  this   state  or  hold  themselves  out  by  advertising  or any other means to   provide such transportation unless there is in  force  with  respect  to   such person or persons a permit issued by the commissioner.3.  Applications  for certificates or permits shall be made in writing   to the commissioner, be verified under oath, and shall be in  such  form   and  contain  such  information  as  the  commissioner by regulation may   require. The commissioner shall provide for publication of a  notice  of   the application to all interested parties.
NY Transp L § 173 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 173 - Issuance of Temporary Authority.

§ 173. Issuance  of temporary authority. 1. A temporary certificate or permit to operate as a common or contract carrier  of  property  may  be issued  by  the  commissioner to a qualified applicant with or without a hearing for the purpose of providing a service for  which  there  is  an immediate  or  urgent  need  from  or  to  a point or points or within a territory. Applications  for  temporary  authority  shall  contain  such information as the commissioner by regulation may prescribe.   2.  Temporary  authority  as  a common or contract carrier of property shall:  (a) create no presumption that corresponding  permanent  authority  be granted;  (b)  confer  no  proprietary  or  property  rights  in  the use of the highways;  (c) be granted for a period not to exceed six  months,  which  may  be renewed by the commissioner for good cause shown; and  (d)  be  subject  to  any  conditions  deemed to be appropriate by the commissioner.   3. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  if  the  commissioner determines  that,  due  to emergency conditions, there is not sufficient time to process  an  application  for  temporary  authority  under  this section,  the  commissioner  may  grant  emergency  temporary  authority pursuant to such conditions and regulations that may  be  prescribed  by the  commissioner. Unless suspended or revoked, such emergency temporary authority shall be granted for not more than thirty days.
NY Transp L § 174 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 174 - Issuance of Permanent Certificate.

§ 174. Issuance  of  permanent certificate. 1. A permanent certificate to operate as a  common  carrier  of  property  may  be  issued  by  the commissioner  to a qualified applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested parties, authorizing such applicant to  provide transportation  as  a  common  carrier  of  property. Applications for a permanent certificate shall contain such information as the commissioner by regulation may prescribe. The application for a permanent certificate shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:  (a)  the  applicant  is  fit,  willing  and  able   to   provide   the transportation  to  be  authorized by the certificate and to comply with this chapter and the regulations of the commissioner; and  (b) that the service proposed will  be  required  by  the  present  or future public convenience and necessity.   2.  The provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section shall not apply to applications for authority to provide  transportation of  shipments  weighing one hundred pounds or less when transported in a motor vehicle in which no one package exceeds one hundred pounds.   3. No permanent certificate issued under this section shall confer any proprietary or property rights in the use of the highways.
NY Transp L § 175 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 175 - Issuance of Permanent Permit.

§ 175. Issuance  of permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate as a contract carrier of property may be issued by the  commissioner  to an  applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested parties authorizing  such  applicant  to  provide  transportation  as  a contract  carrier  of  property.  The application for a permanent permit shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:  (a)  the  applicant  is  fit,  willing  and  able   to   provide   the transportation  to be authorized and to comply with this chapter and the regulations of the commissioner; and  (b) the proposed service to the extent authorized will  be  consistent with  the public interest and the policy declared in section one hundred thirty-seven of this chapter.   2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or property rights in the use of the highways.
NY Transp L § 176 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 176 - Holding Certificates and Permits.

§ 176. Holding  certificates  and  permits.  No person may at the same   time hold a certificate as a common carrier and a permit as  a  contract   carrier  authorizing  operation  for  the  transportation of property by   motor vehicle within the same territory, unless for  good  cause  shown,   the  commissioner shall find that holding such certificate and permit is   consistent with  the  transportation  policy  declared  in  section  one   hundred thirty-seven of this chapter.
NY Transp L § 177 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 177 - Amendment, Revocation and Transfer of Certificates and Permits.

§ 177. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits.   1.  Certificates  and permits shall be effective from the date specified   therein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided.   Any such certificate or permit may, upon application of the  holder  and   in  the  discretion of the commissioner, be amended or revoked, in whole   or in part, or may be suspended, cancelled, revoked or modified pursuant   to section one hundred forty-five of this chapter.2. Any certificate or permit may  be  suspended  by  the  commissioner   without  hearing  for  failure  to  file  or keep in force a tariff or a   contract as required  by  sections  one  hundred  seventy-nine  and  one   hundred eighty of this article; for failure to comply with the insurance   requirements  of  section  one  hundred thirty-nine of this chapter; for   failure to file annual reports as required by  the  regulations  of  the   commissioner;  or  for  failure  to adhere to the safety requirements of   section one hundred forty of  this  chapter.  Any  such  certificate  or   permit  so  suspended  may  thereafter be revoked in no less than thirty   days after the date of suspension ordered by  the  commissioner  without   hearing  if  the  carrier  does  not  comply  with the tariff, contract,   insurance, annual reporting or safety requirements.3. Certificates or permits  shall  not  be  assigned,  transferred  or   leased  in  any  manner  nor  shall  the  right  to  operate  under  any   certificate  or  permit  be  leased  without  prior  approval   of   the   commissioner,   upon   such   notice  as  the  commissioner  shall  deem   appropriate. The assignment, transfer or lease of a certificate, or  the   right to operate under any certificate, shall not be approved unless the   commissioner  shall find that it is in the public interest to do so. All   applications for assignment, transfer or lease must be in such  form  as   prescribed by the commissioner.
NY Transp L § 181 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 8 - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle 181 - Liability for Damage to Property in Transit.

§ 181. Liability  for  damage  to  property  in  transit. Every common   carrier of property by motor vehicle shall, upon demand, issue either  a   receipt  or  a  bill  of  lading  for  all  property delivered to it for   transportation. No contract, stipulation or clause  in  any  receipt  or   bill  of  lading  shall  exempt  any common carrier of property by motor   vehicle from any liability for loss, damage or injury caused  by  it  to   property from the time of its delivery for transportation until the same   shall  have been received at its destination and a reasonable time shall   have elapsed after notice to the consignee of such arrival to permit the   removal of such property and inspection; provided,  however,  that  when   expressly  authorized or required by order of the commissioner a carrier   may establish and maintain rates dependent upon the  value  declared  in   writing  by  the shipper or agreed upon in writing as the released value   of the property, in which case such declaration or agreement shall  have   no  other  effect  than to limit liability and recovery to an amount not   exceeding the value so declared or released and shall  not,  so  far  as   relates to values, be held to violate this article. Every common carrier   of  property  by  motor  vehicle shall be liable for all loss, damage or   injury to property caused by delay in transit due  to  negligence  while   the  same  is  being  carried  by  it,  but in any action to recover for   damages sustained by delay in transit the burden of proof shall be  upon   the defendant to show that such delay was not due to negligence. Nothing   in  this  section  shall  deprive  any holder of such receipt or bill of   lading of any remedy or right of action  which  such  holder  has  under   existing law.