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What is NYC RCNY § 56-27?

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(a) Authorization. (1) A Paratransit Driver who holds a Valid Paratransit Driver's License is authorized to drive an Accessible Street Hail Livery.

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Effective: 10/22/2016Last amended: 6/9/2023

§ 56-27 Accessible Street Hail Liveries.

RCNY § 56-27

(a)Authorization.

(1)A Paratransit Driver who holds a Valid Paratransit Driver's License is authorized to drive an Accessible Street Hail Livery.

(b)Must Comply with 35 RCNY Chapter 80. The holder of a Valid Paratransit Driver's License must comply with all requirements for operation of an Accessible Street Hail Livery as set forth in 35 RCNY Chapter 80 while operating an Accessible Street Hail Livery. A Driver operating an Accessible Street Hail Livery can be found liable for violating the requirements of 35 RCNY Chapter 80.

(c)Special Penalty Programs. Any points accumulated under 35 RCNY Chapter 80 by a Paratransit Driver while operating an Accessible Street Hail Livery will count towards and be applied to the Driver's Paratransit Driver's License. A Paratransit Driver's License can be suspended or revoked as provided in 35 RCNY § 80-27 as if it were a TLC Driver License. (Amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/10/2023, eff. 6/9/2023)

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