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June
BILL SEEKS TO BAR ALL SEX OFFENDERS FROM DRIVING FOR RIDE SERVICES
News 12 Long Island
Suffolk Republicans, victim advocates and taxi and limousine companies called Thursday forSuffolk County to block ride-hailing services until the state prevents all registered sex offendersfrom driving for these services.
A bill introduced by Legis. Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) would stop companies such as Uber andLyft from operating in the county because state law allows level-one sex offenders, the lowesttier, to drive for a ride-hailing service seven years after a conviction or completion of a prisonsentence.
Level two and level three sex offenders are not allowed to drive for the services