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(a) Eligibility for Reciprocal Recognition. A driver holding a Valid Issuing Jurisdiction driver's license (a IDL) will be eligible for Reciprocity, provided that the driver meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The driver is operating a vehicle that is licensed to operate for-hire by an Issuing Jurisdiction (see 35 RCNY § 59A-05).
35 RCNY § 80-21(a)(1) | Fine: $350 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(2) The driver holds a Valid Chauffeur's License.
35 RCNY § 80-21(a)(2) | Fine: $100 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(3) While operating within New York City, the Valid Chauffeur's License must be displayed on request or be posted within the vehicle.
35 RCNY § 80-21(a)(3) | Fine: $350 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(4) The driver maintains and completes the Trip Record required and described in subdivision (e), below.
35 RCNY § 80-21(a)(4) | Fine: $300 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(5) A driver providing For-Hire transportation in New York City under Reciprocal Recognition must comply with the Rules of this chapter while operating within New York City as if the driver were licensed by the Commission.
(b) Privileges of Reciprocal Recognition. A driver who meets the requirements above for Reciprocity will be allowed, without any License issued by or any fee paid to the Commission, to do the following:
(1) Pick up Passengers in the driver's Issuing Jurisdiction for travel to or through New York City.
(2) Pick up Passengers in New York City for travel to the driver's Issuing Jurisdiction.
(3) When transporting Passengers between the jurisdictions (as described in paragraphs (1) or (2) above), temporarily discharge and pick up such Passengers within New York City; provided, however, that all the stops must occur within 24 hours of the initial pick up of the Passengers.
(4) Transit through New York City for a trip beginning and ending outside New York City.
(c) Prohibited Activity. A driver must NOT provide transportation for hire between two points wholly within New York City unless both vehicle and driver are licensed by the Commission.
(d) Unlicensed Activity. A driver is engaged in Unlicensed Activity if he or she:
(1) Fails to have the licenses required or is not eligible for Reciprocity under subdivision (a) of this section.
(2) Engages in the prohibited activity described in subdivision (c) of this section.
(e) Issuing Jurisdiction Trip Record.
(1) A record of each trip between New York City and an Issuing Jurisdiction must be made prior to the commencement of the trip and recorded on a Trip Record carried in the vehicle.
(2) The Trip Record must be kept for a period of no less than one year after the trip.
(3) The record of each trip must include the following information:
(i) The Passenger's name or other identifier.
(ii) The time of scheduled pick-up.
(iii) The location where the Passenger is scheduled to be picked up.
(iv) The location of any intermediate stops between the original pick-up location and the final destination.
(v) The Passenger's final destination.
(vi) At the completion of the trip, the time of completion shall be added to the record.
(4) The Trip Record must be kept in the vehicle during any trip between New York City and an Issuing Jurisdiction, including a trip through either New York City or an Issuing Jurisdiction.
(5) The Trip Record must be presented for inspection on request to any police officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his or her special duties or other person authorized by the Commission or by the Issuing Jurisdiction.
(6) Failure to present a properly maintained Trip Record when requested by an authorized person will be presumptive evidence of Unlicensed Activity.
(Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016)
(a) 3-Minute Idle. Drivers must comply with the New York City Air Pollution Control Code, including the provision that the Driver must not cause or permit the engine of the Vehicle to idle for longer than three minutes.
35 RCNY § 80-22(a) | Fine: $25 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(b) Inspection by Driver of Vehicle Condition. A Driver must not operate a Vehicle without continuing personal inspection and reasonable determination that all equipment, including brakes, tires, lights, an Approved Tablet, signals and passenger seatbelts and shoulder belts, is in good working order.
35 RCNY § 80-22(b) | Fine: $50 if plead guilty before a hearing; $75 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(c) Clean Interior. During his or her work shift, a Driver must keep the Vehicle's interior clean.
35 RCNY § 80-22(c) | Fine: $25 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(d) Required Exterior Identification Clean and Visible. During his or her work shift, a Driver must keep all exterior markings required by the Commission clean and unobstructed so that they can be seen at all times.
35 RCNY § 80-22(d) | Fine: $50 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(e) No Unauthorized Equipment in Taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries. A Driver must not operate a Taxicab or Street Hail Livery that uses or has installed any equipment or mechanical or electronic devices not specifically listed in these rules, unless authorized in writing by the Commission.
35 RCNY § 80-22(e) | Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(f) Use of Electronic Devices in Taxicabs. A Driver may use no more than one electronic device with an E-Hail Application, separate from the Driver Information Monitor supplied as part of the Technology System and/or a device provided for the Accessible Dispatch Program.
35 RCNY § 80-22(f) | Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(g) Use of Electronic Devices in Street Hail Liveries. In addition to the Technology System and/or a device provided for the Accessible Dispatch Program, a Street Hail Livery is permitted to have:
(1) the dispatch equipment required by its Street Hail Livery Base; and
(2) one electronic device that is used to accept E-Hails from a licensed E-Hail Application and/or dispatches from a Base, provided that the device is mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held and use of the electronic device is limited to either voice or one-touch preprogrammed buttons or keys while the Vehicle is in motion.
35 RCNY § 80-22(g) | Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(h) Use of Electronic Devices in For-Hire Vehicles. In addition to the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base, a For-Hire Vehicle Driver is permitted to use the following electronic device(s) provided that the device(s) is mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held and use of the electronic device(s) is limited to either voice or one-touch preprogrammed buttons or keys while the Vehicle is in motion:
(1) If the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base is capable of accepting dispatches from other Bases, ONE electronic device that is used to accept dispatches from a Baser.
(2) If the dispatch equipment required by a Driver's Base is not capable of accepting dispatches from other Bases, TWO electronic devices that are used to accept dispatches from a Base.
35 RCNY § 80-22(h) | Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(i) No Unauthorized Signage. A Driver must not place any signs in a Taxicab or a Street Hail Livery not specifically listed in these rules, unless authorized in writing by the Commission.
35 RCNY § 80-22(i) | Fine: $25 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(j) IVCS. A Driver must not delete, modify, or alter in any way image, or video footage of the IVCS.
35 RCNY § 80-22(j) | Fine: $250 and/or minimum 5 day to maximum 30 day suspension.
| Appearance REQUIRED |
(k) Use of Approved Tablets in For-Hire Vehicles. A For-Hire Vehicle Driver is permitted one Approved Tablet per For-Hire Vehicle, pursuant to 35 RCNY § 59E-22(i). The tablet must be mounted in a fixed position and not hand-held.
35 RCNY § 80-22(k) |
Fine: First violation: $250 if plead guilty before a hearing; $350 if found guilty following a hearing. Second and subsequent violations: $350 if plead guilty before a hearing; $450 if found guilty following a hearing. |
Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 12/9/2020, eff. 1/8/2021; amended City Record 9/22/2023, eff. 10/22/2023; amended City Record 2/4/2025, eff. 3/6/2025)
(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: $50 | Appearance 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: $25 | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018)
(a) Licenses and Certificates. A Driver must not operate a For-Hire Vehicle without the following:
(1) On the right visor, on top of the right side of the dashboard or in the glove compartment:
(i) The certificate of registration or a legible copy of it; and
(ii) The insurance card or a legible copy of it.
35 RCNY § 80-24(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 displayed in a protective holder attached to the back of the driver's seat in the Vehicle.
(i) Exception for Black Cars and Luxury Limousines. Black Cars and Luxury Limousines will not be required to have the protective holder mounted to the back of the driver's seat as required in this paragraph. However, the Driver's TLC Driver License must be displayed in the Vehicle in a way so as to be clearly visible from the Passenger seat and available for inspection by the Passenger upon request.
35 RCNY § 80-24(a)(2) | Fine: $150 if plead guilty before a hearing; $200 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(b) Trip Record. If the For-Hire Vehicle is used for providing pre-arranged transportation for hire between the City of New York and an Issuing Jurisdiction, a Trip Record, as described in 35 RCNY § 80-25(f)(3), must be carried in the Vehicle.
(c) Clear View for Passengers. A Driver must not block a Passenger's view of his or her TLC Driver License and, in a Livery, the Livery Passengers' bill of rights.
35 RCNY § 80-24(c) | Fine: $100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing. | Appearance NOT REQUIRED |
(Added City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016)
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