§ 1696. Driver and vehicle requirements. 1. (a) At all times, an\nindividual acting as a TNC driver shall be permitted by the TNC as\nfollows:\n (i) The individual shall submit an application to the TNC, which shall\ninclude information regarding his or her address, age, driver's license,\nmotor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other\ninformation required by the TNC;\n (ii) The TNC shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a criminal\nbackground check for each applicant in accordance with section sixteen\nhundred ninety-nine of this article and that shall review whether the\napplicant:\n (A) is listed on the New York state sex offender registry pursuant to\narticle six-C of the correction law; and\n (B) is a match in the United States Department of Justice National Sex\nOffender Public Website;\n (iii) The TNC shall obtain and review, or have a third party obtain\nand review, a driving history research report for such individual.\n (b) The TNC shall not permit an applicant where such applicant:\n (i) fails to meet all qualifications pursuant to section sixteen\nhundred ninety-nine of this article;\n (ii) is a match in the United States Department of Justice National\nSex Offender Public Website;\n (iii) is listed on the sex offender registry pursuant to article six-C\nof the correction law;\n (iv) does not possess a valid New York driver's license;\n (v) does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicles used\nto provide TNC prearranged trips;\n (vi) does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the\nmotor vehicles used to provide TNC prearranged trips as a TNC vehicle;\nor\n (vii) is not at least nineteen years of age.\n (c) Upon review of all information received and retained by the TNC\nand upon verifying that the individual is not disqualified pursuant to\nthis section from receiving a TNC driver permit, a TNC may issue a TNC\ndriver permit to the applicant. The TNC shall review all information\nreceived relating to such applicant and hold such information for six\nyears along with a certification that such applicant qualifies to\nreceive a TNC driver permit.\n (d) (i) A TNC that issues a TNC driver's permit pursuant to this\nsection shall participate in the New York License Event Notification\nService (LENS) established by the department to obtain timely notice\nwhen any of the following violations are added to a TNC driver's driving\nrecord:\n (A) unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in\nviolation of sections 270.25, 270.30 or 270.35 of the penal law;\n (B) reckless driving in violation of section one thousand two hundred\ntwelve of this chapter;\n (C) operating while license or privilege is suspended or revoked in\nviolation of section five hundred eleven of this chapter, excluding\nsubdivision seven of such section;\n (D) operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs\nin violation of section one thousand one hundred ninety-two of this\nchapter; and\n (E) leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in violation of\nsubdivision two of section six hundred of this chapter.\n (ii) The department may promulgate regulations authorizing additional\nLENS notifications as the commissioner deems necessary to protect public\nhealth and safety.\n (iii) Upon such notice, a TNC may suspend or revoke any TNC driver's\npermit and revoke access to the TNC digital network, only after\nconsidering the number or severity of any such violations, including\nsuch factors as required by this article for obtaining a TNC permit,\nwhen necessary to protect public health and safety. If, however, such a\nnotice provides that an applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying\ncrime pursuant to section sixteen hundred ninety-nine of this article\nsuch TNC driver's access to the TNC digital network and such TNC\ndriver's permit shall both immediately be suspended or revoked. Upon\nsuch revocation or suspension pursuant to this sec
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