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NY Transp L § 190 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 190 - Application of Article.

§ 190. Application  of  article.  This  article  shall apply to common carriers of property by motor vehicle transporting household goods.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to:  (a) the transportation of household goods by or for the federal, state or municipal governments;  (b) the occasional, casual or reciprocal transportation  of  household goods by any person not engaged in the transportation of household goods as a regular occupation or business;  (c)  the transportation of household goods as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision  fifteen  of  section  two  of  this  chapter  when  such transportation  is  wholly  within  a municipality or between contiguous municipalities  or  within  a  commercial  zone  as   defined   by   the commissioner  that  is  adjacent  to  and  commercially  a  part  of any municipality or municipalities except when such transportation is  under a  common  control, management, or arrangement for a continuous carriage or shipment by motor  vehicle  to  or  from  a  point  outside  of  such municipality, municipalities or commercial zone;  (d)  the transportation of household goods as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision  fifteen  of  section  two  of  this  chapter  when  such transportation  is performed by a common or contract carrier of property by motor vehicle authorized  to  transport  such  articles  pursuant  to article eight of this chapter; or  (e)  the  transportation  of  household goods in private carriage when such transportation is incidental to and in  furtherance  of  a  primary business enterprise of such person other than transportation.
NY Transp L § 191 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 191 - Certificate Requirement.

§ 191. Certificate  requirement.  1. No person or persons shall engage   in intrastate transportation as a common carrier of household  goods  by   motor  vehicle  on  any highway in this state, or hold themselves out by   advertising or any other means to provide such service, unless there  is   in  force  with  respect  to  such  person  a  certificate issued by the   commissioner.2. Applications for certificates 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 § 192 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 192 - Probationary Certificate.

§ 192. Probationary  certificate.  1.  A  probationary  certificate to operate as a common carrier of household goods by motor vehicle  may  be issued  by the commissioner to a qualified applicant after public notice and  with  or  without  hearing.  The  application  shall  contain  such information  as  the  commissioner  by  regulation  shall  prescribe.  A probationary certificate shall:  (a) create no presumption that a corresponding  permanent  certificate will be granted;  (b)  confer  no  proprietary  or  property  rights  in  the use of the highways;  (c) be granted for a period not to  exceed  one  year,  which  may  be renewed for an additional one year period by the commissioner; and  (d)   be   subject   to  any  conditions  deemed  appropriate  by  the commissioner to be in the public interest.   2. The commissioner shall issue a probationary certificate to a person authorizing that person to provide transportation of household goods  by motor  vehicle  if  the  commissioner  finds  that the applicant is fit, willing and  able  to  provide  the  transportation  authorized  by  the probationary  certificate  and  to  comply  with  this  chapter  and the regulations of the commissioner. Unless an applicant proposes to provide service in a more limited geographic area,  a  probationary  certificate issued  pursuant  to  this  section  will  entitle the holder thereof to provide service as a common  carrier  of  household  goods  between  all points  within  a base region which shall consist of each county wherein the applicant maintains a bona fide place of business and all  adjoining counties;  and,  between all points within the base region, as described above, on the one hand, and, on the other, all points in the state.  For the  purposes  of  this section, the counties of Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond shall be considered as one county.   3. Probationary certificates may be revoked, renewed or converted into a permanent certificate by the commissioner with or without hearing when the commissioner deems it in the public interest to do so.   4. Protests to applications for a  probationary  certificate  will  be limited to evidence on the applicant's fitness to provide service.   5.  A  probationary  certificate  may  not be assigned, transferred or leased in any manner.
NY Transp L § 193 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 193 - Permanent Certificate.

§ 193. Permanent certificate. 1. A permanent certificate to operate as a  common  carrier  of household goods by motor vehicle may be issued by the commissioner after notice and with or without hearing to  a  carrier which has held a probationary certificate for at least six months if the commissioner determines that the holder is fit, willing and able to hold a permanent certificate.   2.  In  determining  whether  to grant or deny a permanent certificate pursuant to subdivision one of  this  section,  the  commissioner  shall consider  the  carrier's  actual  operating  experience  while holding a probationary certificate and  the  manner  in  which  that  carrier  has conducted  itself  with the public. Protests to the grant of a permanent certificate pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be limited to evidence on the carrier's fitness to provide service.   3. Unless an applicant proposes to provide service in a  more  limited geographic  area, a permanent certificate issued pursuant to subdivision one of this section will entitle the holder thereof to  provide  service as  a  common  carrier  of  household goods by motor vehicle between all points within a base region which shall consist of each  county  wherein the  applicant maintains a bona fide place of business and all adjoining counties; and, between all points within the base region,  as  described above,  on the one hand, and, on the other, all points in the state. For the purposes of this section, the counties of Bronx,  Kings,  New  York, Queens and Richmond shall be considered as one county.   4. A permanent certificate to operate as a common carrier of household goods  by  motor  vehicle in a broader geographic area than specified in subdivision three of this section may  be  issued  by  the  commissioner after  public  notice  and  with  or without hearing 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.   5.  Persons  holding  a  permanent  certificate  will  be subject to a continuing requirement of being fit, willing  and  able  and  if,  after notice  and  hearing,  the  commissioner finds that any person holding a permanent certificate under this article is willfully failing to  comply with  the continuing fit, willing and able requirement, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the permanent certificate in whole or in part.   6. Permanent certificates issued pursuant to subdivision one  of  this section shall have no application fee.   7. Permanent certificates shall not confer any proprietary or property rights in the use of the highways.
NY Transp L § 194 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 194 - Agents.

§ 194. Agents.  1.  Each  motor  carrier  providing  transportation of household goods subject  to  this  article,  and  any  agent  or  agents employed  or  utilized  by it, shall be jointly and severally liable for any act or omission or for any violation of this chapter or any order or regulation of  the  commissioner  in  connection  with  household  goods transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.   2. It shall be unlawful for any motor carrier providing transportation of household goods to employ any person or motor carrier as an agent who or  which  is  not  the  lawful  holder  of an effective probationary or permanent certificate to operate as a common carrier of household  goods under this article.   3.  The  provisions  of  section  three  hundred  forty of the general business law shall not apply to  discussions  or  agreements  between  a motor carrier providing transportation of household goods subject to the jurisdiction  of  the  commissioner  under  this  chapter and its agents related solely to:  (a)  rates  for  the  transportation  of  household  goods  under  the authority of the principal carrier;  (b)  accessorial,  terminal,  storage,  or  other charges for services incidental to the transportation of household  goods  transported  under the authority of the principal carrier;  (c) allowances relating to the transportation of household goods under the authority of the principal carrier; and  (d) ownership of a motor carrier providing transportation of household goods subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner under this chapter by  an  agent, or membership on the board of directors of any such motor carrier by an agent.
NY Transp L § 195 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 195 - Amendment, Revocation and Transfer of Certificates and Permits.

§ 195. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits.   1.  Certificates shall be effective from the date specified therein, and   shall remain in effect until terminated as  herein  provided.  Any  such   certificate  may,  upon  application  of  the  holder thereof 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  may  be  suspended  by  the  commissioner  without   hearing for failure to keep in force a tariff as required by section one   hundred  ninety-seven  of  this  chapter; 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 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. Permanent certificates shall not be assigned, transferred or leased   in  any manner nor shall the right to operate under any such certificate   be leased without prior approval of the commissioner upon such notice as   the commissioner shall deem appropriate.  The  assignment,  transfer  or   lease  of  a  permanent  certificate,  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 § 198 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 198 - Dispute Settlement.

§ 198. Dispute  settlement.  1.  One  or more motor carriers providing   transportation of household goods subject to  the  jurisdiction  of  the   commissioner  or  an  industry  association or associations representing   motor carriers providing transportation  of  household  goods  shall  be   encouraged by the commissioner to establish a program to settle disputes   between  such  carriers  and  shippers of household goods concerning the   transportation  of  household  goods.  Applications  to  establish  such   programs  shall  be  submitted  to the commissioner under such rules and   regulations as the commissioner may promulgate. No  such  program  shall   become  effective  until  approved by the commissioner. Any carrier that   does not establish its own program to settle disputes or join a  dispute   settlement program of an industry association shall submit disputes with   shippers  to  an  alternative  mechanism  or  mechanisms  for  resolving   disputes  sanctioned  by  the  commissioner  pursuant   to   rules   and   regulations.2. The commissioner may investigate at any time the functioning of any   program approved under this section and, after notice and an opportunity   for a hearing, may suspend or revoke the approval of such program.3.  No  program for settling disputes concerning the transportation of   household  goods  may  be  approved  under  this  section   unless   the   commissioner  finds  that  such program contains adequate protection for   the consumer and that the program establishes an expeditious process for   the handling and resolution of disputes.
NY Transp L § 199 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9 - Carriers of Household Goods by Motor Vehicle 199 - Liability for Damage to Property in Transit.

§ 199. Liability  for  damage  to  property  in  transit. Every common   carrier of household goods by motor vehicle shall, upon demand, issue  a   bill  of  lading for all property delivered to it for transportation. No   contract, stipulation or clause in any bill of lading shall  exempt  any   common  carrier  of  household goods 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 shipper of such arrival to permit the removal and inspection of such   property;  provided, however, that a carrier may limit such liability to   the value declared in writing by the shipper or agreed upon  in  writing   by the carrier and the shipper 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  household  goods  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  bill of lading of any remedy or right of   action which such holder has under existing law.
NY Transp L § 210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-A - Hours of Labor of Operators of Motor Trucks and Motor Buses 210 - Application of This Article.

§ 210. Application  of this article. The term "motor truck" as used in   this article shall be deemed to mean and include  any  commercial  motor   vehicle  held  and  used  for  the  transportation  of  goods, wares and   merchandise for hire or for a business purpose, pursuant  to  the  rules   and  regulations  of  the  commissioner. The term "motor bus" as used in   this article shall be deemed to mean and include  any  commercial  motor   vehicle  held  and used for the transportation of passengers for hire or   for a business purpose, pursuant to the rules  and  regulations  of  the   commissioner.
NY Transp L § 211 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-A - Hours of Labor of Operators of Motor Trucks and Motor Buses 211 - General Provisions.

§  211.  General  provisions.  No driver of a motor truck or motor bus   shall drive such vehicle or be on duty for any period of time in  excess   of  that  authorized  pursuant  to  regulation  of the commissioner. The   commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate  rules  and  regulations   governing  the  hours  of  service  of drivers of motor trucks and motor   buses. Such rules and regulations shall be no less protective of  public   safety  than  the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated  by  the federal   government with respect to hours of labor of operation of  motor  trucks   and motor buses, provided, however, that with regard to drivers of motor   buses   operated   by   a   public  transportation  authority  operating   exclusively within its jurisdictional area, the rules and regulations of   the commissioner shall provide that no driver of such motor buses  shall   drive  more than twelve hours following eight consecutive hours off duty   and no driver of such motor buses  shall  drive  for  any  period  after   having  been on duty for fifteen hours following eight consecutive hours   off duty and every driver of  such  motor  buses  shall  have  at  least   twenty-four  consecutive  hours  off  duty  in  every  period  of  seven   consecutive days and in no event shall such a driver be on duty for more   than seventy-five hours in any period of seven consecutive days.
NY Transp L § 212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-A - Hours of Labor of Operators of Motor Trucks and Motor Buses 212 - Records.

§ 212. Records.  Every driver of a motor truck or motor bus shall keep   and carry on the vehicle records showing the day and hour when  and  the   place where he went and was released from duty, whether in this state or   outside of this state. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of such   records and may require such other information to be shown thereon as he   shall  deem  advisable to insure the proper enforcement of this article.   Such   records   shall   be   exhibited   to   the   commissioner,   his   representatives, or to any peace officer, acting pursuant to his special   duties  or  police officer who shall demand to see the same and shall be   held available for further inspection for a period of sixty days  within   the  state  of New York in an office designated by the owner. Failure to   produce such records upon demand shall  be  presumptive  evidence  of  a   violation  of  this  article  relating  to  keeping such records. In any   prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of  this  article   such  records shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the contents   thereof.
NY Transp L § 213 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-A - Hours of Labor of Operators of Motor Trucks and Motor Buses 213 - Penalties; Enforcement.

§ 213. Penalties;  enforcement. Any person violating the provisions of   this article or failing to keep or falsifying any records to be kept  in   compliance   therewith,   or   any  corporation,  company,  association,   joint-stock association, partnership, person or  any  officer  or  agent   thereof,  who  shall  require  or  permit  any  person  to  violate  the   provisions of this article or to  falsify  any  record  to  be  kept  in   compliance  therewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by   a fine of two hundred dollars, or  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding  six   months,  or  both.  It  shall be the duty of the commissioner, all peace   officers, acting pursuant  to  their  special  duties,  and  all  police   officers,  and  they  are  hereby authorized, empowered, and required to   enforce the provisions of this article.
NY Transp L § 214 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-A - Hours of Labor of Operators of Motor Trucks and Motor Buses 214 - Exemptions.

§ 214. Exemptions.   a.   The   commissioner  shall  adopt  rules  and regulations establishing when the provisions of this article  shall  not apply,  which  rules  and  regulations  shall conform, as applicable, to paragraphs (b) through (r) of section 395.1 of title 49 of the  code  of federal  regulations  as  such  regulations  may be amended from time to time.   b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a  of  this  section, the  provisions  of  this  article shall not apply to the operation of a motor truck in intrastate commerce owned by a  farmer  and  operated  by himself  or  an  employee  when  used  in the hauling of farm, dairy, or horticultural products  and  farm  supplies  for  himself  or  his  farm neighbors to market, creamery, or place of storage, nor to the operation of  tow  trucks  in  intrastate commerce while responding to requests to provide roadside service or to remove wrecked,  disabled,  abandoned  or illegally parked motor vehicles.   c.  The  provisions of this article shall not apply nor shall hours of service accrue to a driver of a utility service vehicle. For purposes of this article, utility service vehicle means any motor truck:  (1) Used in the furtherance of repairing,  maintaining,  or  operating any  structures  or  any  other  physical  facilities  necessary for the delivery  of  public  utility  services,  including  the  furnishing  of electric,  gas  or  steam service, water, sanitary sewer, telephone, and television cable or community antenna service;  (2) While engaged in any activity necessarily related to the  ultimate delivery  of such public utility services to consumers, including travel or movement  to,  from,  upon,  or  between  activity  sites  (including occasional  travel  or movement outside the service area necessitated by any utility emergency as determined by the utility provider); and  (3) Except for any occasional emergency use, operated primarily within the service area of a utility's subscribers or consumers, without regard to whether the vehicle is owned, leased, or rented by the utility.
NY Transp L § 215 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-B - State Public Transportation Safety Board 215 - Legislative Findings.

§ 215. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares   that  the  state  has  a  responsibility  to insure the safety of public   transportation systems. Further, there exists a need for an independent,   investigative and advisory body to examine the causes  of  accidents  on   public  transportation  systems  and  make  recommendations  in order to   prevent the occurrences of accidents  and  promote  the  safety  of  the   public.  Therefore,  this  article  establishes  a public transportation   safety board to provide this protection and insure the health and safety   of the citizens of the state who use public transportation facilities.