§ 82-12 Compliance with Law – No Unlicensed Activity.
RCNY § 82-12
(a)No Unlicensed Street Hail Liveries. A Licensee must ensure that when the Licensee's Street Hail Livery is in operation for hire it is in use with a Vehicle which has a Valid License. 35 RCNY § 82-12(a)Fine: $300 and/or suspension up to 30 daysAppearance REQUIRED (b) Street Hail Livery License and Commission License Plate.
1.A Street Hail Livery Licensee must not allow a Vehicle to be dispatched unless: (i) A Vehicle has NYS license plates embossed with the legend "T & LC" 35 RCNY § 82-12(b)(1)(i)Vehicle Fine: $350 and suspension until compliancePenalty Points: 1Appearance NOT REQUIRED (ii) The Licensee's Street Hail Livery License is Valid. 35 RCNY § 82-12(b)(1)(ii)Vehicle Fine: $1,500 for the first offense; $2,000 for the second and subsequent offenses within a 36-month period.Penalty Points: 1Appearance NOT REQUIRED 2. It will be a defense to a charge of operating a Street Hail Livery without a proper License if the Vehicle is listed by the Commission on its Web Site as Valid to operate as a Street Hail Livery.
(c)No Advertising as "Taxi" if Unlicensed. A Licensee who does not have a Valid Street Hail Livery License must not hold himself or herself out to the public providing hail service, or as a "taxi," "Street Hail Livery," "Taxicab" or "hack" service. 35 RCNY § 82-12(c)Fine: $1,500 and/or suspension up to 30 daysAppearance REQUIRED (d) No Unregistered Vehicles.
(1)A Licensee must ensure that the Licensee's Street Hail Livery is operated only while the NYS registration of the vehicle remains Valid.
(2)Operating a vehicle without a Valid registration will be considered the same as operating without a Valid Street Hail Livery License.
(3)The Street Hail Livery License of a Licensee who operates a Street Hail Livery without valid state registration will be summarily suspended. 35 RCNY § 82-12(d)Fine: $100 - $350 and/or suspension up to 30 days; Suspension until complianceAppearance REQUIRED (e) No Unlicensed Drivers.
(i)A Driver must not operate a Street Hail Livery without a Valid Chauffeur's License.
(ii)A Street Hail Livery Licensee is responsible for knowing the status of the state-issued driver's license for any Driver using a Vehicle with a Street Hail Livery License. 35 RCNY § 82-12(e)(3)Fine: $100Penalty Points: 1Appearance NOT REQUIRED (f) Validity of License Requires Valid State Registration.
