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§ 53-03 Definitions.
   (a)   Accessible Taxi Dispatcher. The Accessible Taxi Dispatcher is the entity which, under contract with the Commission, will convey dispatches or requests for accessible service to Drivers of Accessible Taxicabs and to Drivers of Accessible Street Hail Liveries to provide transportation for a Passenger or group of Passengers, at least one of whom must be mobility-impaired, for trips that originate in New York City.
   (b)   Accessible Vehicle, for the purposes of this Chapter, is a vehicle designed to permit access to and enable the transportation of persons who use wheelchairs and is authorized by the Commission to transport passengers for hire by prearrangement or by dispatch of the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher. Accessible Vehicles, for purposes of this Chapter, include all vehicles in use as Accessible Taxicabs, Taxicabs required or opting to be used with accessible vehicles under 35 RCNY § 58-50, and Accessible Street Hail Liveries.
   (c)   Approved Driver. An Approved Driver is a Driver who has a Valid License from the Commission as a TLC Driver and who has successfully completed Passenger Assistance and Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Training or has a valid Paratransit License.
   (d)   Dispatch Equipment. The "Dispatch Equipment" is the communications equipment provided by the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher or an acceptable interface with the Technology System that allows Approved Drivers operating Accessible Vehicles to receive dispatches from the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher.
   (e)   Dispatch Fee. The "Dispatch Fee" is the fee payable to the Driver of an Accessible Vehicle, according to the Dispatch Fee schedule, for completing or attempting to complete a trip dispatched by the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher. The Dispatch Fee schedule, including cancellation fees and passenger no-show fees, will be determined by the Commission, and posted on the Commission's website, every six months based on a review of available funds and the Accessible Taxi Dispatcher's service rates.
   (f)   Owner. In this chapter, the Owner refers to the owner of a Medallion Taxicab or Street Hail Livery, including a Taxicab required to be hacked up with a vehicle that qualifies as an Accessible Vehicle.
(Amended City Record 10/23/2015, eff. 11/22/2015; amended City Record 12/15/2016, eff. 1/14/2017; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 12/11/2018, eff. 1/10/2019; amended City Record 12/9/2020, eff. 1/8/2021)