A 4320: Requires businesses who offer delivery services to provide markings for their vehicles and drivers; provides penalties for failing to do so.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4320 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring businesses that provide delivery services provide markings on both their motor vehicles and drivers that identify them as such 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 1229-e to read as follows: 3 § 1229-e. Identification of delivery vehicles and drivers. 1. For the 4 purposes of this section "carrier" shall mean any business, firm, part- 5 nership, association, limited liability company, corporation, contract- 6 ing agency or other entity licensed to do business in the state of New 7 York. 8 2. It shall be the duty of every carrier that provides delivery 9 services via motor vehicle to comply with one or more of the following: 10 (a) a clearly visible graphic associated with such carrier affixed to 11 both side panels on the vehicle; 12 (b) a clearly visible text lettering with such carrier name at least 13 four inches in height on both side panels of the vehicle; or 14 (c) a white sign on both side panels on such vehicle containing the 15 following statement: "delivery vehicle". 16 3. It shall be the duty of every operator of such vehicle to comply 17 with one or more of the following: 18 (a) a uniform issued by the operator's employer or contracting agency; 19 (b) a badge that is clearly visible and issued by such operator's 20 employer or contracting agency; or 21 (c) a neon vest that contains text at least four inches in height with 22 following statement: "package carrier". EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07505-01-5 
 A. 4320 2 1 4. A violation of the provisions of this section by a carrier shall be 2 punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars per 3 violation. 4 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any carrier that 5 employs one hundred or less persons. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 7 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 8 ment and/or repeal of any such rule or regulation necessary for the 9 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be 10 made and completed by the commissioner of the department of motor vehi- 11 cles on or before such effective date.