Penalty Points for For-Hire Vehicles.
35 RCNY § 59A-35
in effect§ 59A-35 Penalty Points for For-Hire Vehicles.
(a) Four Penalty Points Requires License Revocation. The License of any For-Hire Vehicle that accumulates four penalty points for violations during any License term will be revoked.
(b) Points Accrued but not Assessed Before Renewal.
(1) If points are imposed after a Vehicle License has been renewed based on a violation that occurred before the renewal, the points will be added to the total points accumulated by the Vehicle before its renewal.
(2) If the additional Points raise the total number to four or more Points, the Vehicle License will be revoked.
(c) Revocation Process.
(1) The Chairperson can begin revocation proceedings whenever a Licensee has been assessed four or more points during the current term of that License.
(2) The Licensee's License can also be revoked as part of the decision imposing the final point necessary for revocation.
(3) At any time revocation of a Base License is mandated and the last penalty point arises from the same incident that created the For-Hire Vehicle License revocation mandate, separate proceedings must be held for the Base License revocation and the Vehicle License revocation.
(d) The Chairperson will develop a point reduction program applicable to Vehicles and Bases.
(e) No penalty points will be imposed for violations occurring before August 1, 2009.
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/0-0-0-68610Fetched: 10/24/2026