§ 59D-17 Operations – Rates and Tolls.
RCNY § 59
(a)Rates Must Not Exceed Scheduled Rates. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must not quote or charge a fare that is more than the fare listed in the Rate Schedule filed with the Commission. 35 RCNY § 59D-17(a)Fine: $200 for Passenger overcharge, whether from any quote or from schedule of fares required to be filed with the Commission.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (b) Tips and Gratuities. A High-Volume For-Hire Service's Passenger-Facing Booking Tool must provide a means to allow passengers to tip Drivers. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must remit to the Driver the entirety of anything designated as a tip or gratuity collected by the High-Volume For-Hire Service from a customer on behalf of the Driver. 35 RCNY § 59D-17(b)Fine: $500Appearance NOT REQUIRED (c) Tolls. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must remit to the Driver the entirety of any toll paid by the Driver during a dispatched trip. 35 RCNY § 59D-17(c)Fine: $500 and restitution to the Driver for any tolls that were not properly reimbursed.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (Added City Record 12/11/2018, eff. 1/10/2019; amended City Record 6/30/2021, eff. 7/30/2021)
