Vehicle Equipment.
35 RCNY § 58-34
in effect§ 58-34 Vehicle Equipment.
(a) Roof Light. A roof light is required on all Taxicabs, as required by the Hack-Up specifications in Chapter 67; the Taxicab Owner must ensure compliance with the following:
(1) Controlled by Taximeter. The Taxicab Roof Light must be automatically controlled by the operation of the Taximeter so that it is lighted only when the Taximeter is in an off position and unlighted when the Taximeter is in a recording position. An Owner must not tamper with the operation of the Taxicab's Roof Light.
35 RCNY § 58-34(a)(1) Fine: $50 - $350 and/or suspension up to 30 days Appearance REQUIRED
(b) Air Conditioning. Each Taxicab must be equipped with an operable air conditioning system; when the vehicle is also equipped with a partition, the air conditioning system must be able to provide cool air to the rear passenger area.
35 RCNY § 58-34(b) Fine: $50 Appearance REQUIRED
(c) Trouble Lights. An Owner must ensure that all Taxicabs bearing such Owner's Medallion(s) are equipped with a help or distress signaling light system meeting the requirements of 35 RCNY § 67-11.
35 RCNY § 58-34(c) Fine: $175 and suspension until the condition is corrected. Respondent must provide a condition corrected form issued by the TLC's Safety and Emissions Division. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(d) Optional Rooftop Advertising Fixture.
(1) An Owner may equip a Taxicab with an authorized Rooftop Advertising Fixture in accordance with 35 RCNY § 67-16.
(2) The Owner must remove a Rooftop Advertising Fixture if the TLC terminates such authorization in accordance with 35 RCNY § 67-16(e).
(3) An Owner must not use any rooftop advertising fixture unless the Owner has obtained a permit to use such a fixture
(4) An Owner can use only an authorized Rooftop Advertising Fixture.
35 RCNY § 58-34(d)(1)-(4) Fine: $200 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(5) An Owner shall be prohibited from installing any advertising material if a Vehicle Owner reasonably objects to the express or implied content of such material. A Vehicle Owner may, but cannot be compelled to, waive this right to object by providing an Owner a blanket prior written consent to all advertising material. If such Vehicle Owner does not waive this right, and there is a dispute with respect to such advertising, Owner and Vehicle Owner shall name a third party who shall decide any such dispute. If the Owner and Vehicle Owner cannot agree on who shall decide the dispute they may obtain the assistance of any alternate dispute resolution service with offices in the City of New York, the cost of which service will be equally shared by the Owner and the Vehicle Owner. The definition of Vehicle Owner for this paragraph includes the title owner of the Taxicab vehicle, or the long-term lessee of the Taxicab vehicle where the vehicle lease has a conditional purchase agreement for the vehicle.
35 RCNY § 58-34(d)(5) Fine: $150 for every thirty days the advertising material is posted on the taxicab, if plead guilty before a hearing; $200 for every thirty days the advertising material is posted on the taxicab, if found guilty following a hearing. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(e) Operable Rear Windows. An Owner must equip all Taxicabs with an operable rear window that meets the requirements of 35 RCNY § 67-08(c).
35 RCNY § 58-34(e) Fine: $75 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(f) E-Hail Application Devices.
(1) A Taxicab may be equipped with or the Driver may utilize a device with an E-Hail Application installed. A Driver's use of an E-Hail Application is subject to the requirements of subdivision 35 RCNY § 80-14(g) except that a Driver may accept an E-Hail request with a single touch using pre-programmed buttons or using voice activation while the vehicle is in motion. Use of such device by a Driver is optional and an Owner cannot require a Driver to use an E-Hail Application. A Driver may use no more than one electronic device with an E-Hail Application, separate from the Technology System and/or a device provided for the Accessible Dispatch program.
(2) An Owner must not permit a Taxicab to be equipped with a device that allows a Driver to accept payment electronically other than:
(i) the Technology System, or
(ii) A device with a licensed E-Hail Application installed, which may only be used to process payment through the licensed E-Hail Application.
(3) The installation or mounting of any device with an E-Hail Application installed is subject to Commission approval. The installation or mounting of such device must not obstruct the Driver's view of the road, or the Driver or Passenger's view of the Taximeter.
35 RCNY § 58-34(f) Fine: $350 if plead guilty before a hearing; $500 if found guilty following a hearing. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(g) Dispatch equipment. An Accessible Taxicab is required to have Dispatch Equipment installed in the Vehicle.
(Amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 12/15/2016, eff. 1/14/2017; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)
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