§ 80-23 Vehicles – Required Items in Taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries.
RCNY § 80-23
(a)A Driver must not operate a Taxicab or Street Hail Livery unless the Vehicle is equipped or provided with the following: (1) The Technology System (or a written Trip Record, when required and permitted). 35 RCNY § 80-23(a)(1)Fine: $150 if plead guilty before a hearing; $200 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (2) The Driver's TLC Driver License (or Paratransit License if the Vehicle is an Accessible Street Hail Livery being operated by a Paratransit Driver) displayed in the appropriate license frame). 35 RCNY § 80-23(a)(2)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (3) The Rate Card assigned to the Taxicab or Street Hail Livery displayed in the Rate Card frame. 35 RCNY § 80-23(a)(3)Fine: $50Appearance NOT REQUIRED (4) A New York City five (5) borough indexed street map or geographic position system device. 35 RCNY § 80-23(a)(4)Fine: $25 if plead guilty before a hearing; $50 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (b) Clear View for Passengers.
(1)A Driver must not block a Passenger's view of the Taximeter, his or her TLC Driver License, or the Rate Card and must not block in any way a Passenger's access to the medallion number or Street Hail Livery License number on the Raised Lettering Plaque and the Identification Braille Plaque. 35 RCNY § 80-23(b)(1)Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.Appearance NOT REQUIRED (2) A Driver must not operate a Taxicab or Street Hail Livery after sunset unless the face of the Taximeter, his or her TLC Driver License, and the Rate Card are illuminated so that they are clearly visible from the rear seat by a Passenger with normal vision. 35 RCNY § 80-23(b)(2)Fine: $25Appearance NOT REQUIRED (Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018)
