Operations – Rates and Tolls.
35 RCNY § 59D-17
in effect§ 59D-17 Operations – Rates and Tolls.
(a) Rates Must Not Exceed Scheduled Rates. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must not quote or charge a fare that is more than the fare listed in the Rate Schedule filed with the Commission.
35 RCNY § 59D-17(a) Fine: $200 for Passenger overcharge, whether from any quote or from schedule of fares required to be filed with the Commission. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(b) Tips and Gratuities. A High-Volume For-Hire Service's Passenger-Facing Booking Tool must provide a means to allow passengers to tip Drivers. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must remit to the Driver the entirety of anything designated as a tip or gratuity collected by the High-Volume For-Hire Service from a customer on behalf of the Driver.
35 RCNY § 59D-17(b) Fine: $500 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(c) Tolls. A High-Volume For-Hire Service must remit to the Driver the entirety of any toll paid by the Driver during a dispatched trip.
35 RCNY § 59D-17(c) Fine: $500 and restitution to the Driver for any tolls that were not properly reimbursed. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(Added City Record 12/11/2018, eff. 1/10/2019; amended City Record 6/30/2021, eff. 7/30/2021)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-112341Fetched: 10/24/2026