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a. The annual fee for such license shall be twenty-five dollars.
b. Each such license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the office or place of business of the licensee, or if a vehicle is used, in such vehicle, or if a guide has no office or uses no vehicle, he or she shall carry such license on his or her person at all times.
a. The commissioner may prescribe such rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary to protect persons and property in the enforcement of this subchapter.
b. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to explain, describe, or lecture while such vehicle is in motion, unless the seating capacity of such vehicle is seven passengers or fewer. Each such driver who talks or lectures must be a licensed guide.
c. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to obstruct any street or public space, or to touch any person or to interfere with the free passage of the public along any street or public space for the purpose of soliciting employment as a guide.
d. It shall be unlawful for any such guide to wear a uniform or any part thereof and hold himself or herself forth as a guide unless such uniform or part thereof shall be approved by the commissioner.
e. Each licensee shall wear on the left breast of his or her outer garment a badge, while engaged in his or her occupation as a guide, bearing his or her number and the date of expiration of his or her license. Such badge shall be furnished by the commissioner. The color of such badge shall be changed each year.
f. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to guide or direct any person to a place of ill repute, house of ill fame or assignation, or to any house or place of amusement kept for immoral purposes, or to any place resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or gambling. It shall be unlawful for any such licensee to impart any information as to the location or address of any such houses or places, or to solicit the patronage of any person or persons for any hotel, lodging house or boarding house or place of temporary or permanent abode, or for any place where refreshments are served or amusement of any type provided.
g. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to engage in business or do business with any unlicensed guide.
Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or any rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of: (i) one hundred seventy-five dollars for the first violation; (ii) three hundred dollars for the second violation committed; and (iii) five hundred dollars for the third and any subsequent violation committed.
(L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 11/15/2021)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/080.
Subchapter 9: Pedicabs
It is the purpose of this subchapter to regulate and control pedicab businesses to protect consumers and to ensure the safety of the public, including passengers and drivers operating pedicabs. It is also the purpose of this subchapter to minimize the effect of pedicabs on traffic and congestion by establishing a maximum number of pedicabs that can be authorized to operate in the city. It is the purpose of this subchapter to require the inspection of pedicabs to ensure that pedicabs are safely operated in the streets of the city, and to provide a process for their removal if they have not been inspected as required.
Whenever used in this subchapter:
Family member. The term "family member" means a member of the immediate family, including, but not limited to, a spouse, domestic partner, sibling, child, grandchild, parent or grandparent.
Owned or owns. The term "owned" or "owns" means possession with good legal title, or possession under a lease, reserve title contract, conditional sales agreement or vendor's agreement or similar agreement.
Pedicab. The term "pedicab" means a bicycle as defined in the vehicle and traffic law or other device that is designed and constructed to transport or carry passengers, that is solely propelled by human power, and that is operated to transport passengers for hire.
Pedicab owner or owner. The term "pedicab owner" or "owner" means any person who owns one or more pedicabs in the city of New York.
Pedicab business or business. The term "pedicab business" or "business" means a pedicab owner who operates or authorizes the operation of one or more pedicabs in the city of New York.
Pedicab business license. The term "pedicab business license" means a license issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-250.
Pedicab driver. The term "pedicab driver" means any natural person who propels and operates a pedicab in the city of New York.
Pedicab driver license. The term "pedicab driver license" means a license issued by the commissioner to a pedicab driver to operate a pedicab.
Person. The term "person" means any natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or association.
Registration plate. The term "registration plate" means a unique identification tag issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-255.
(Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 11/15/2021)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2009/053 and L.L. 2021/080.
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