§ 82-13 Compliance with Law – No Street Hail Livery Service Inside Hail Exclusionary Zone.
RCNY § 82-13
(a)Street Hail Livery Operation.
(1)A Street Hail Livery Licensee must ensure that the Driver of the Street Hail Livery accepts passengers by hail from the street only in the Hail Zone and does not accept a Pre-Arranged Trip beginning in the Pre-Arranged Exclusionary Zone. Paratransit service by a licensed Paratransit vehicle will not be considered a Pre-Arranged Trip for the purposes of this section. Service provided to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for transportation of persons with disabilities will not be considered a Pre-Arranged Trip for the purposes of this section.
(2)A finding that a Driver of a Street Hail Livery accepted a passenger by hail in the Hail Exclusionary Zone or accepted a Pre-Arranged Trip in the Pre-Arranged Exclusionary Zone will be evidence that a Street Hail Livery Licensee failed to make a good faith effort to deter the commission of that violation. The Chairperson can seize a Street Hail Livery if there is probable cause to believe that the driver of such vehicle is seeking a passenger for a Hail Trip in the Hail Exclusionary Zone or a Pre-Arranged trip in the Prearranged Exclusionary Zone. 35 RCNY § 82-13(a)(1)-(2)Fine: $500 for the first violation and suspension;$750 for the second violation in 24 months and suspension for up to 30 days;Revocation for third violation in 120 monthsAppearance REQUIRED (3) A Street Hail Livery Licensee must ensure that the Driver of the Street Hail Livery does not accept a Pre-Arranged Trip beginning in the Pre-Arranged Exclusionary Zone; a Driver can accept a Pre-Arranged Trip beginning at one of the New York City Airports. Paratransit service by a licensed Paratransit vehicle will not be considered a Pre-Arranged Trip for the purposes of this section. Service provided to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for transportation of persons with disabilities will not be considered a Pre-Arranged Trip for purposes of this section. 35 RCNY § 82-13(a)(3)Fine: $500Appearance REQUIRED (4) Except as provided in this Rule, a Validly Licensed Street Hail Livery with a Validly Licensed Driver may provide transportation by pre-arrangement through its affiliated Street Hail Livery Base throughout New York City, except for trips beginning in the Pre-Arranged Exclusionary Zone.
(5)A Street Hail Livery Licensee will be liable for the penalties provided for in this Chapter for any violation of this section.
(6)This rule does not prohibit a Driver of a Street Hail Livery from traveling though the Exclusionary Zone in order to complete a trip by hail that began outside of the Exclusionary Zone, it does not prohibit a Driver of a Street Hail Livery from traveling through the Exclusionary Zone to complete a Pre-Arranged Trip that began outside of the Exclusionary Zone and it does not prevent the Driver of a Street Hail Livery from driving through the Exclusionary Zone where that Driver is not driving for-hire. (Amended City Record 6/30/2016, eff. 7/30/2016)
