§ 63-14 Vehicle Equipment – Taxicab Technology System.
RCNY § 63-14
(a)Equip Taxicabs with Technology System. An Agent must ensure that each of Agent's Taxicabs is equipped with the Technology System by the compliance date established in 35 RCNY § 58-39. The Technology System must comply with the specifications established in 35 RCNY § 67-15. 35 RCNY § 63-14(a)Fine: $1,000 and suspension until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (b) Good Working Order. For any Taxicab that is required to be equipped with the Technology System, the equipment must be in good working order at all times. 35 RCNY § 63-14(b)Fine: $250 and suspension until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (c) Malfunction or Failure to Operate.
(1)If the Technology System malfunctions or fails to operate, the Agent must file an incident report with the licensed Technology System Provider within two hours following the discovery of the malfunction or as soon as the Agent reasonably should have known of such malfunction.
(2)If the Driver or Taxicab owner previously filed an incident report, the Agent will not be required to file a separate incident report. The Agent must verify that the report has been filed by obtaining the incident report number from the Driver, owner or Technology System Provider.
(3)Upon instruction from the owner the Agent must meet the appointment for repair scheduled by the Technology System Provider following the incident report. 35 RCNY § 63-14(c)(1)-(3)Fine: $250 and suspension until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (d) 48-Hour Repair Deadline. An Agent must not allow a Taxicab in which the Technology System (or any material feature of the Technology System) is not functioning to be operated more than 48 hours following the timely filing of an incident report. 35 RCNY § 63-14(d)Fine: $250 and suspension until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (e) No Driver Lease Payments through the Technology System. An Agent may not require or allow a driver to make a lease payment pursuant to 35 RCNY § 58-21 utilizing the Technology System. 35 RCNY § 63-14(e) Fine: First violation $500.Second and subsequent violations: $1,000 and/or suspension of the Agent for up to thirty days. Appearance NOT REQUIRED (Amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 2/12/2020, eff. 3/13/2020; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)
