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(a) TSP Required. Every Street Hail Livery must be equipped with a Technology System.

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Effective: 9/18/2019Last amended: 3/4/2023

§ 59B-22 Records – Reporting Requirements for Street Hail Liveries.

RCNY § 59

(a)TSP Required. Every Street Hail Livery must be equipped with a Technology System.

(b)Trip Data Collection and Transmission.

(1)All Trip Data must be transmitted to the Commission in a form and format and delivery method as specified by the Commission.

(2)To the extent necessary to facilitate data transfer, the Commission may mandate that each Street Hail Livery be equipped with external antennas.

(3)No equipment designed to comply with the provisions of this section may be installed unless it has been approved by the Commission based on a determination that the equipment conforms to the specifications set herein, is safe, and fulfills the intended purposes for such equipment. 35 RCNY § 59B-22(b)(1)-(3)Fine: $500Appearance NOT REQUIRED (Amended City Record 8/19/2019, eff. 9/18/2019; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)

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