§ 66-02 Penalties.
RCNY § 66-02
(a)Unlicensed Activity.
(1)Unlicensed Activity is the act of providing or advertising the provision of any Commission-regulated service by: (i) Any Licensee whose License is suspended, revoked, or expired and not yet renewed, or (ii) Any person who does not hold a Valid License from the Commission for the Technology System.
(2)Unlicensed Activity specifically includes the activities listed in 35 RCNY § 66-08 and can result in License suspension, revocation, and other penalties.
(b)Specific Penalties. If there are specific penalties for violating a Rule, they will be shown at the end of the Rule. The penalty section will also state whether the violator must attend the Hearing.
(c)Payment of Fines.
(d)Non-renewal of License; Suspension; Revocation.
(i)If a Technology System Provider License is not timely renewed, the Technology System Provider must immediately notify: (A) the Commission of the date of License expiration; and (B) each Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee who is using the Technology System approved under the expired License that the Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee has ninety (90) days from the date of License expiration to obtain a Technology System and related services from another Technology System Provider.
(ii)Upon expiration of the Technology System Provider License, the Technology System Provider must not enter into any new contracts with Licensees for sale, lease or use of the Technology System approved under the expired License, and must not renew existing contracts with Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensees who are using the Technology System approved under the expired License.
(iii)Upon expiration of the Technology System Provider License, the Technology System Provider must continue to provide to each such Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee all services required by this Chapter, including but not limited to Maintenance Service, and will be subject to all monetary fines that apply as if its Technology System Provider License were not expired for ninety (90) days after License expiration or until all such Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensees have obtained Technology Systems and related services from other Technology System Providers, whichever is earlier.
(iv)A Technology System Provider whose License has expired must provide to each Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee who used the Technology System approved under the expired License the following: (A) De-installation of the Technology System at no charge; and (B) If the Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee purchased the Technology System for ownership, a refund of the purchase price of the Technology System based on the net book value of such Technology System, applying straight line depreciation by using the purchase price as the cost basis and assuming a sixty (60) month useful life with no salvage value.
(3)Revocation.
(v)A Technology System Provider whose License has been revoked must provide de-installation at no charge to each Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensee who used the Technology System approved under the revoked License. 35 RCNY § 66-02(d)Penalty: $500 - $1,000 fineAppearance REQUIRED (Added City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 8/19/2019, eff. 9/18/2019; amended City Record 4/2/2025, eff. 5/2/2025)
