N.Y. Transportation Law Section 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 § 137 (Transportation policy)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.

Source: Section 155 — Issuance of a permanent permit, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/TRA/155 (updated Apr. 17, 2015; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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