§ 63-12 Vehicle – Equipment.
RCNY § 63-12
(a)Vehicle Safety Equipment. An Agent must not dispatch a Taxicab unless it is in compliance with the provisions of 35 RCNY § 58-35.
(b)Distress Signal. An Agent must not dispatch a Taxicab that is not equipped with a help or distress signaling light system, as required in 35 RCNY § 58-34(d) and in accordance with specifications established in 35 RCNY § 67-11.
(c)Taximeter.
(1)An Agent must not dispatch a Taxicab unless it is equipped with a Taximeter as required in 35 RCNY § 58-37 and in accordance with the specifications established in 35 RCNY § 67-09.
(2)An Agent must not tamper with, alter, repair or attempt to repair any of the following: (i) A Taximeter (ii) Any Seal affixed to the taximeter by a licensed Taximeter repair shop or other authorized facility (iii) The Taxicab Technology System (iv) Any cable mechanism or electrical wiring of a Taximeter or Taxicab Technology System (3) An Agent must not make any change in a vehicle's mechanism or its tires that would affect the operation of the Taximeter or of the Taxicab Technology System. 35 RCNY § 63-12(c)(1)-(2)Fine: $250 - $1,500 and/or suspension up to 30 daysAppearance REQUIRED (d) Technology System Capable of Servicing Accessible E-Hail Requests.
