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PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONES PENALTY SCHEDULE Unless otherwise indicated all citations are to the New York City Administrative Code. * Pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-81(b), a late admit fee of $30.00 will be added to the penalties for these charges for a failure to submit a payment by mail, as per 48 RCNY § 3-32, within 30 days of

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§ 3-118 Public Pay Telephones Penalty Schedule.

RCNY § 3-118

PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONES PENALTY SCHEDULE Unless otherwise indicated all citations are to the New York City Administrative Code. * Pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-81(b), a late admit fee of $30.00 will be added to the penalties for these charges for a failure to submit a payment by mail, as per 48 RCNY § 3-32, within 30 days of the mailing date of the default order issued against respondent. Section/RuleDescriptionPenaltyDefaultSection/RuleDescriptionPenaltyDefaultAdmin. Code § 23-402Install/Operate/Maintain Public Pay Telephone without permit$900$1,000Admin. Code § 23-402Install/Operate/Maintain Public Pay Telephone in violation of permit terms$500$1,000Admin. Code § 23-405Impermissible advertising on Public Pay Telephone$900$1,000Admin. Code § 23-408(b)Repeated failure to provide services for a sustained period$2,000$2,500Admin. Code § 23-408(b)Failure to provide coinless 911 service$2,000$2,50067 RCNY § 6-24(c)False statement/info in a certification/registry$900$1,00067 RCNY § 6-26(a)Failure to remove Public Pay Telephone after failure to submit registry$900$1,00067 RCNY § 6-26(b)Failure to remove Public Pay Telephone per requirements of subsection$500$1,00067 RCNY § 6-41Failure to adhere to siting/clearance/pedestrian passage requirements as per subsection$500$1,00067 RCNY § 6-05(a)*Failure to provide coinless access to 911 on a twenty-four hour daily basis$2,000$2,50067 RCNY § 6-05(b)*Failure to provide working Public Pay Telephone and operator services$2,000$2,50067 RCNY § 6-05(c)*Failure to clean/maintain Public Pay Telephone as per requirements of subsection$250$1,00067 RCNY § 6-05(d)Failure to correct, repair or restore broken, fractured, detached or displaced PPT within 72 hours period$900$1,00067 RCNY § 6-06*Impermissible display of advertising on Public Pay Telephone installation$900$1,00067 RCNY § 6-36(b)(1),(d)*Failure to remove Public Pay Telephone as per Commissioner's Order$500$1,00067 RCNY § 6-42*Required sign missing/impermissible as per requirements of subsection$250$1,00067 RCNY § 6-43*Failure to comply with installation/maintenance standards as per requirements of subsection$500$1,00067 RCNY Chapter 6*Miscellaneous violation of rules pertaining to Public Pay Telephones$250$1,000Admin. Code Title 23, Chapter 4*Miscellaneous violation of code pertaining to Public Pay Telephones$250$1,000

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