Definitions Specific to this Chapter.
35 RCNY § 64-03
in effect§ 64-03 Definitions Specific to this Chapter.
(a) Applicant in this Chapter means an Applicant for an original or renewal Taximeter License.
(b) Certified Taximeter Technician. A technician certified by a Licensed Taximeter Manufacturer to perform work on its Taximeters.
(c) Licensee. When the term "Licensee" is used by itself, in this Chapter – and in this Chapter ONLY – it refers to a Taximeter Licensee.
(d) Manufacturer's Representative. An individual or Business Entity appointed by a Taximeter Manufacturer to hold a License on behalf of that manufacturer and to carry out that manufacturer's duties and responsibilities as a Licensee under this chapter.
(e) MTA Tax is the 50 cent tax on taxicab trips imposed by Article 29-A of the NYS Tax Law.
(f) Taximeter. An instrument or device approved by the Commission that automatically calculates and that plainly indicates the charge to a passenger for hire of a Licensed Taxicab or Licensed Street Hail Livery.
(g) Taximeter Business. A business licensed by the Commission that sells new or used equipment or installs, repairs, adjusts, tests, seals, or calibrates Taximeters and/or Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Roof Lights.
(h) Taximeter License(e). Term used when the rule applies to both a Taximeter Business License and a Taximeter Manufacturer's License.
(i) Taximeter Manufacturer. An entity that manufacturers Taximeters and has been licensed by the Commission; only Taximeters made by a Licensed Taximeter Manufacturer may be installed or used in Taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries.
(j) Technology System shall have the same meaning given such term in 35 RCNY § 51-03.
(k) Wiring Harness. Any wire or collection of wires that is connected in any manner whatsoever to a Taximeter or in any way affects the operation of a Taximeter.
(Amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)
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