Compliance with Law – No Unlicensed Activity.
35 RCNY § 59B-11
in effect§ 59B-11 Compliance with Law – No Unlicensed Activity.
(a) Base License Required. No person or entity is permitted to operate a business as a Livery Base Station, Black Car Base or Luxury Limousine Base without a Valid For-Hire Base License from the Commission. No person or entity is permitted to operate a business as a Street Hail Livery Base without a Valid Street Hail Livery Base License from the Commission.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(a) Fine: $200 - $1,500 Penalty Point: 1 Administrative Code Penalties for Unlicensed Activity Appearance REQUIRED
(b) For-Hire Vehicle License and Commission License Plate.
(1) A Base Owner must not dispatch any For-Hire Vehicle unless:
(i) A Vehicle registered in NYS has license plates embossed with the legend "T & LC"
(ii) A Vehicle registered in a state other than New York has complied with any applicable license plate requirements.
(iii) The vehicle has a Valid For-Hire Vehicle License.
(2) The Commission will post a list of Validly Licensed For-Hire Vehicles on its Web site.
(3) In addition to the other requirements of this Rule, a Street Hail Livery Base Owner must not dispatch a vehicle to engage in the business of being a Street Hail Livery unless the vehicle has a Valid Street Hail Livery License.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(b) Base Owner Fine: $300 Penalty Points: 1 Administrative Code Penalties for Unlicensed Activity Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(c) Valid TLC Driver License Required.
(1) A Base Owner must not dispatch any Vehicle unless its driver possesses a Valid TLC Drives License.
(2) The Commission will post on its Web site a list of Drivers holding Valid TLC Driver Licenses.
(3) In addition to the other requirements of this Rule, a Street Hail Livery Base Owner must not dispatch a Vehicle to engage in the business of being a Street Hail Livery unless the Driver possesses a Valid TLC Driver License or, in the event the Vehicle is an Accessible Street Hail Livery, a Valid License to operate a Paratransit Vehicle.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(c) Base Fine: $500 for the first violation in 12 months; $800 for each subsequent offense within a 12-month period Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(d) Valid Chauffeur's License Required.
(1) A Base Owner must not dispatch any Vehicle unless it is being driven by a Driver with a Valid Chauffeur's License.
(2) A Vehicle Owner is responsible for knowing the status of the state-issued driver's license for any Driver dispatched in one of Owner's Vehicles.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(d) Base Fine: $500 except if the DMV status of the driver's license is not available on the Commission's website. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(e) Advertising of Unlicensed For-Hire Service. A base owner must not hold him or herself out to the public as a for-hire service without a current License issued by the Commission for that activity. "For-Hire" service includes Livery, Black Car, High-Volume For-Hire or Luxury Limousine service.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(e) Fine: $350 for the first violation; $500 for the second violation; revocation for the third violation within 36 months Appearance REQUIRED
(f) Unapproved Transfer of Base Location. A Base Owner who moves a Base to any location without the prior approval of the Commission is engaging in Unlicensed Activity.
35 RCNY § 59B-11(f) Fine: $200 - $1,500 and Suspension of Base License until compliance Penalty Point: 1 Appearance REQUIRED
(Amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 6/30/2021, eff. 7/30/2021; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)
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/0-0-0-68888Fetched: 10/24/2026