§ 66-23 Comply with Laws – Conduct Rules.
RCNY § 66-23
(a)Acceptance of Gift or Gratuity. A Technology System Provider Licensee or any person acting on the Technology System Licensee's behalf or any of the Technology System Provider Licensee's employees must not accept any gift, gratuity, or thing of value from an owner or driver of any vehicle licensed by the Commission or from anyone acting on behalf of an owner or driver for the purpose of violating any of these rules through acts of commission or omission.
(b)Reporting Requests for Gift or Gratuity. A Technology System Provider Licensee, any person acting on the Technology System Provider Licensee's behalf, or any of the Technology System Provider Licensee's employees must immediately report to the Commission and the NYC Department of Investigation any request or demand for a gift, gratuity, or thing of value by any employee, representative, or member of the Commission or by any public servant.
(c)Offer of Gifts and Gratuities. A Technology System Provider Licensee or any person acting on the Technology System Provider Licensee's behalf or any of the Technology System Provider Licensee's employees must not offer or give any gift, gratuity, or thing of value to any employee, representative, or member of the Commission or to any other public servant. 35 RCNY § 66-23(a)-(c)Penalty: $10,000 fine and revocationAppearance REQUIRED (d) Reporting Offers of Gift or Gratuity. A Technology System Provider Licensee must notify the Commission immediately by telephone and in writing or email within 24 hours after receiving any offer of a gift or gratuity prohibited by subdivision (a) of this section.
(e)Fraud, Misrepresentation & Larceny. A Technology System Provider Licensee, while performing his or her duties and responsibilities as a Technology System Provider Licensee, must not commit or attempt to commit, alone or in concert with another, any act of fraud, misrepresentation, or larceny. Examples of fraud, misrepresentation or larceny include, but are not limited to: • calibration of a fare other than that set by the Commission; • adjustment of the tire size, driving axle, transducer, wiring, or other equipment for the purpose of generating an inaccurate signal of time or distance into the Taximeter or the Technology System; • the manufacture, sale or installation of any device that is either designed to or does generate a false or inaccurate signal into the Taximeter or the Technology System; or • falsification of Trip Data. 35 RCNY § 66-23(e)Penalty: $10,000 fine and revocationAppearance REQUIRED (f) Willful Acts of Omission and Commission.
(1)Omission. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Technology System Provider Licensee, a Licensee must not deliberately fail to perform, alone or with another, any act whose failure to perform is against the best interests of the public, although not specifically mentioned in these Rules.
(2)Commission. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Technology System Provider Licensee, a Licensee must not deliberately perform, alone or with another, any act that is dishonest, fraudulent or against the best interests of the public, although not specifically mentioned in these Rules. 35 RCNY § 66-23(f)Penalty: $150 - $350 and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocationAppearance REQUIRED (g) Notice of Criminal Conviction.
