§ 53-06 Dispatch Equipment for Accessible Taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries.
RCNY § 53-06
(a)The Owner and/or Agent of an Accessible Vehicle and a base dispatching or acting on behalf of an Accessible Street Hail Livery under 35 RCNY § 59B-04.2 must have Dispatch Equipment installed in the Vehicle in compliance with a deadline announced by TLC. 35 RCNY § 53-06(a)Fine: $200Appearance NOT REQUIRED (b) The Owner of an Accessible Taxicab or Accessible Street Hail Livery, the Agent, the Base dispatching an Accessible Street Hail Livery or acting on behalf of Accessible Street Hail Liveries under section 59B-04.2 of these Rules and the Approved Driver must not allow operation of an Accessible Taxicab or Accessible Street Hail Livery unless: (1) The Accessible Vehicle is equipped with Dispatch Equipment. 35 RCNY § 53-06(b)(1)Fine: $150 if plead guilty before a hearing and $200 if found guilty after a hearing. Suspension of Vehicle License until condition is correctedAppearance NOT REQUIRED (2) While the Accessible Vehicle is in operation, the Dispatch Equipment must be turned on, connected to the dispatch system and able to receive dispatches. 35 RCNY § 53-06(b)(2)Fine: $100 per day until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (3) If the Dispatch Equipment becomes inoperable: (i) The Approved Driver must notify the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher and Vehicle Owner, Agent or Base within 1 hour, or by the end of his or her shift, whichever comes first, that the Equipment is not operable. 35 RCNY § 53-06(b)(3)(i)Fine: $250Appearance NOT REQUIRED (ii) The Owner, Agent or Base must replace or repair Dispatch Equipment promptly upon being notified to do so and in no event later than 48 hours after receiving such notification.
(iii)An Accessible Vehicle with inoperable Dispatch Equipment cannot operate without accepting dispatches for more than 48 hours without repair or replacement of the Dispatch Equipment. 35 RCNY § 53-06(b)(3)(ii)-(iii)Fine: $250 and suspension until complianceAppearance NOT REQUIRED (c) Each Approved Driver must: (1) Log onto the Dispatch Equipment at the beginning of the Driver's shift (2) Log off at the conclusion of each shift, (3) Communicate with the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher about dispatches, as directed by the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher. 35 RCNY § 53-06(c)(1) - (3)Fine: $250Appearance NOT REQUIRED (4) Log onto the Dispatch Equipment any time either or both of the taximeter and the Technology System is on or engaged. 35 RCNY § 53-06(c)(4)Fine: $500Appearance NOT REQUIRED (d) No Tampering. An Approved Driver, Agent or Owner must not (1) Tamper with the Dispatch Equipment; or (2) Tamper with the geographic locator equipment.
(3)Disable the Dispatch Equipment; or (4) Render the Dispatch Equipment inoperable in any way. 35 RCNY § 53-06(d)Fine: $350 and/or suspension up to 30 daysAppearance REQUIRED (Amended City Record 12/15/2016, eff. 1/14/2017; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018)
