N.Y. Executive Law 160-HH – Membership in the fund; registration with the department
§ 160-hh. Membership in the fund; registration with the department. 1. The membership of the fund shall be composed of all central dispatch facilities. Each central dispatch facility shall be required, as a condition of doing business within this state, to pay the department a two hundred dollar annual fee for the purpose of registering as a member of the fund and receiving a certificate of registration. Such sums shall be used by the department for the administration of this article. The initial registration fee shall be due no later than ninety days after the effective date of this article. The department shall have the power to assess an additional fee against each registrant in the amount necessary to provide it with sufficient funds to cover its expenses in performing its duties pursuant to this article. The department shall provide the fund with an updated list of registrants on a monthly basis.
Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 160-HH
- Board: means the workers' compensation board. See N.Y. Executive Law 160-CC
- Central dispatch facility: means a central facility, wherever located, including a transportation network company, that (a) dispatches the registered owners of for-hire vehicles, or drivers acting as the designated agent of such registered owners, to both pick-up and discharge passengers in the state, and (b) has certified to the satisfaction of the department of state that more than ninety percent of its for-hire business is on a payment basis other than direct cash payment by a passenger; provided, however, that a central dispatch facility shall not include any such central facility that owns fifty percent or more of the cars it dispatches. See N.Y. Executive Law 160-CC
- Department: means the department of state. See N.Y. Executive Law 160-CC
- Fund: means the New York black car operators' injury compensation fund, inc. See N.Y. Executive Law 160-CC
- Local licensing authority: means the governmental agency in the state, if any, that is authorized to license a central dispatch facility. See N.Y. Executive Law 160-CC
2. All central dispatch facilities shall be required, as a condition of obtaining or retaining their license from the local licensing authority, if any, to (a) be members of the fund; (b) be registered with the department as members of the fund; and (c) submit to the local licensing authority a copy of its certificate of registration as proof of such membership and registration.
3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this article, the board of the fund shall, on the basis of information from trade papers, local licensing authorities and other sources, identify the central dispatch facilities subject to this article and, on a regular and ongoing basis, confirm that all such entities have registered in accordance with subdivision one of this section.
4. The fund shall, within seventy-five days of the effective date of this article, provide to its members a copy of the proposed plan of operation filed with the department and shall inform its members of their rights and duties pursuant to this article.