§ 80-22 Vehicles – Operation and Condition.
RCNY § 80-22
(a)3-Minute Idle. Drivers must comply with the New York City Air Pollution Control Code, including the provision that the Driver must not cause or permit the engine of the Vehicle to idle for longer than three minutes. 35 RCNY § 80-22(a)Fine: $25Appearance NOT REQUIRED (b) Inspection by Driver of Vehicle Condition. A Driver must not operate a Vehicle without continuing personal inspection and reasonable determination that all equipment, including brakes, tires, lights, an Approved Tablet, signals and passenger seatbelts and shoulder belts, is in good working order. 35 RCNY § 80-22(b)Fine: $50 if plead guilty before a hearing; $75 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (c) Clean Interior. During his or her work shift, a Driver must keep the Vehicle's interior clean. 35 RCNY § 80-22(c)Fine: $25Appearance NOT REQUIRED (d) Required Exterior Identification Clean and Visible. During his or her work shift, a Driver must keep all exterior markings required by the Commission clean and unobstructed so that they can be seen at all times. 35 RCNY § 80-22(d)Fine: $50Appearance NOT REQUIRED (e) No Unauthorized Equipment in Taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries. A Driver must not operate a Taxicab or Street Hail Livery that uses or has installed any equipment or mechanical or electronic devices not specifically listed in these rules, unless authorized in writing by the Commission. 35 RCNY § 80-22(e)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (f) Use of Electronic Devices in Taxicabs. A Driver may use no more than one electronic device with an E-Hail Application, separate from the Driver Information Monitor supplied as part of the Technology System and/or a device provided for the Accessible Dispatch Program. 35 RCNY § 80-22(f)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (g) Use of Electronic Devices in Street Hail Liveries. In addition to the Technology System and/or a device provided for the Accessible Dispatch Program, a Street Hail Livery is permitted to have: (1) the dispatch equipment required by its Street Hail Livery Base; and (2) one electronic device that is used to accept E-Hails from a licensed E-Hail Application and/or dispatches from a Base, provided that the device is mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held and use of the electronic device is limited to either voice or one-touch preprogrammed buttons or keys while the Vehicle is in motion. 35 RCNY § 80-22(g)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (h) Use of Electronic Devices in For-Hire Vehicles. In addition to the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base, a For-Hire Vehicle Driver is permitted to use the following electronic device(s) provided that the device(s) is mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held and use of the electronic device(s) is limited to either voice or one-touch preprogrammed buttons or keys while the Vehicle is in motion: (1) If the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base is capable of accepting dispatches from other Bases, ONE electronic device that is used to accept dispatches from a Baser.
(2)If the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base is not capable of accepting dispatches from other Bases, TWO electronic devices that are used to accept dispatches from a Base. 35 RCNY § 80-22(h)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (i) No Unauthorized Signage. A Driver must not place any signs in a Taxicab or a Street Hail Livery not specifically listed in these rules, unless authorized in writing by the Commission. 35 RCNY § 80-22(i)Fine: $25Appearance NOT REQUIRED (j) IVCS. A Driver must not delete, modify, or alter in any way image, or video footage of the IVCS. 35 RCNY § 80-22(j)Fine: $250 and/or minimum 5 day to maximum 30 day suspension. Appearance REQUIRED (k) Use of Approved Tablets in For-Hire Vehicles. A For-Hire Vehicle Driver is permitted one Approved Tablet per For-Hire Vehicle, pursuant to 35 RCNY § 59E-22(i). The tablet must be mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held. 35 RCNY § 80-22(k) Fine: First violation: $250 if plead guilty before a hearing; $350 if found guilty following a hearing. Second and subsequent violations: $350 if plead guilty before a hearing; $450 if found guilty following a hearing. Appearance NOT REQUIRED (Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 12/9/2020, eff. 1/8/2021; amended City Record 9/22/2023, eff. 10/22/2023; amended City Record 2/4/2025, eff. 3/6/2025)
