§ 59B-19 Operations – Trip Record Information.
RCNY § 59
(a)Required Information. A Base Owner, other than a High-Volume For-Hire Service, must make sure that the following records are collected and transmitted to the Commission on a monthly basis in a format, layout and procedure prescribed by the Commission: (1) With respect to all dispatched calls: (i) The date, the time, and the location of the Passenger pickup and drop-off.
(ii)The Driver's TLC Driver License number.
(iii)The dispatched Vehicle's License number.
(iv)The TLC License number of the For-Hire Base that dispatched the Vehicle.
(v)The TLC License number of the For-Hire Base affiliated to the dispatched Vehicle.
(vi)Whether the Passenger is sharing the Vehicle for part or all of the trip with a Passenger from another dispatched call.
(vii)Where applicable, an indication that the trip concluded in a cancellation by the Passenger or Driver.
(2)Affidavit of No Dispatch. Where a base has not dispatched any trips in a reporting period, the base must submit an affidavit to the TLC affirming same. Use of e-signature on the TLC website will satisfy this requirement. 35 RCNY § 59B-19(a)(2)Fine: $100 for each day past the date the affidavit is due if plead guilty before a hearing and suspension until compliance; $150 for each day past the affidavit due if found guilty following a hearing and suspension until compliance. Fine amount not to exceed $10,000.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (3) Timely Submission of Trip Records.
(i)A base must submit trip records for a month's trips no later than the last day of the following month. For example, all September trip records will be due on October 31st. The following penalties accrue with respect to each untimely submission of trip records: 35 RCNY § 59B-19(a)(3)Fine: $100 for each day past the date the records are due if plead guilty before a hearing and suspension until compliance; $150 for each day past the records are due if found guilty following a hearing and suspension until compliance. Fine amount not to exceed $10,000.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (4) Incomplete Trip Records. With respect to all trip records submitted to TLC: (i) Each set of submitted records must be complete and include all information listed in and required by paragraph (1) of this subdivision, and for those bases subject to Minimum Driver Payment Requirements, all information listed in and required by subdivision (d) of this section. The following penalties accrue with respect to each trip for which all required information was not submitted. 35 RCNY § 59B-19(a)(4)(i)Fine: $100 per incomplete trip record for the first ten incomplete records and suspension until compliance; $500 per each incomplete record thereafter and suspension until compliance. Fine amount not to exceed $10,000.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (5) Inaccurate Trip Records. With respect to all trip records submitted to TLC: (i) The records that each Base submits for any time period in which they dispatch trips must not contain inaccuracies. For example, the date, time and location of the passenger pick-up that is required by paragraph (1) of this subdivision must be accurate. The following penalties accrue with respect to each trip that was submitted inaccurately. 35 RCNY § 59B-19(a)(5)(i)Fine: $100 per trip record inaccuracy for the first ten inaccuracies and suspension until compliance; $500 per inaccuracy thereafter and suspension until compliance. Fine amount not to exceed $10,000.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (6) With respect to all affiliated Vehicles: (i) The Owner's name, mailing address, and home telephone number (ii) The Vehicle's registration number (iii) The Vehicle's License number (iv) The Vehicle's license plate number (v) The name of the Vehicle's insurance carrier and the policy number (vi) The dates of inspection of the Vehicle and the outcome of each inspection 35 RCNY § 59B-19(a)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing and suspension until compliance; $150 if found guilty following a hearing and suspension until compliance. Appearance NOT REQUIRED (b) Maintenance of Required Information.
(1)A Base Owner must make sure that all required information listed above is kept and made available for inspection by Commission representatives during regular business hours.
(3)Access to Trip Record and Trip Data.
