Compliance with Law – Personal Conduct.
35 RCNY § 59B-13
in effect§ 59B-13 Compliance with Law – Personal Conduct.
(a) Bribery Prohibited.
(1) Appearance of Bribery. An Applicant or Licensee must not offer or give any gift, gratuity or thing of value to any employee, representative or member of the Commission, or any other public servant.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(a)(1) Fine: Revocation and $10,000 Appearance REQUIRED
(2) Demand for Gratuity. A Licensee must immediately report to the Commission any request or demand for a gift, gratuity, or thing of value by any employee, representative, or member of the Commission or any other public servant.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(a)(2) Fine: $1,000 up to Revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(3) Prohibited Offer of Gift to Airport or Transportation Terminal Staff. A Licensee must not offer or give any gift, gratuity, or thing of value to a person or persons employed at any airport or other transportation terminal to provide ground transportation information services, dispatching service, security services, traffic and parking control, or baggage handling.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(a)(3) Base Fine: $1,000 up to revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(b) Fraud, Theft. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Licensee, a Licensee must not commit or attempt to commit, alone or in concert with another, any act of fraud, misrepresentation or theft.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(b) Fine: $350 - $1,000 and/or suspension up to 60 days or revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(c) Deliberate Acts of Omission. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Licensee, a Licensee must not deliberately fail to perform, alone or with another, any act where this failure is against the best interests of the public, although not specifically mentioned in these Rules.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(c) Fine: $150 - $350 and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(d) Deliberate Acts of Commission. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Licensee, a Licensee must not deliberately perform or attempt to perform, alone or with another, any act that is against the best interests of the public although not specifically mentioned in these Rules.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(d) Fine: $150 - $350 and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(e) Threats, Harassment, Abuse. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Licensee, a Licensee must not threaten, harass, or abuse any person.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(e) Fine: $350 - $1,000 and suspension up to 30 days Appearance REQUIRED
(f) Use or Threat of Physical Force. While performing the duties and responsibilities of a Licensee or any act in connection with those duties, a Licensee must not use or attempt to use any physical force against a person.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(f) Fine: $500 - $1,500 and/or suspension up to 60 days or revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(g) No Threat or Harm to Service Animal. A Licensee must not distract, harm, or use physical force against or attempt to distract, harm, or use physical force against a Service Animal accompanying a person with a disability.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(g) Fine: $500 - $1,500 and/or suspension up to 60 days or revocation Appearance REQUIRED
(h) Notice of Criminal Conviction.
(1) A Licensee must notify the Commission within 15 calendar days after any felony conviction of the Licensee or of any of Licensee's officers or members.
(2) The notice must be in writing and must be accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate of disposition issued by the clerk of the court explaining what happened as a result of the conviction.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(h) Fine: $50 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(i) Failure to Cooperate with Law Enforcement. A Licensee must cooperate with all law enforcement officers and all authorized representatives of the Commission. Cooperation includes, but is not limited to, responding to a request for the Licensee's name, License number, and any documents Licensee is required to have in his or her possession.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(i) Fine: $15 - $150 Appearance REQUIRED
(j) Failure to Cooperate with the Commission.
(1) A Licensee must truthfully answer all questions and comply with all communications, directives, and summonses from the Commission or its representatives.
(2) Within five business days following a request from the Commission, a Licensee must produce any Licenses or other documents the Licensee is required to have.
(3) Licensee must aid the Commission in obtaining information it seeks regarding Drivers or Vehicles affiliated with the Base.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(j)(1)-(3) Fine: $200 and suspension until compliance Appearance REQUIRED
(4) Within 48 hours, a Licensee must respond to any contact from the Commission, seven days a week.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(j)(4) Fine: $500 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(k) Courtesy. A Licensee must be courteous to Passengers.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(k) Fine: $150 Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(l) MTA Tax.
(1) The MTA Tax must be charged on any Hail Trip in a Street Hail Livery that starts in New York City and ends in any of the following:
(i) New York City
(ii) Dutchess County
(iii) Nassau County
(iv) Orange County
(v) Putnam County
(vi) Rockland County
(vii) Suffolk County
(viii) Westchester County
(2) A Street Hail Livery Base must ensure that the Taximeter in each Street Hail Livery affiliated with the Base is adjusted to properly collect the MTA Tax for Hail Trips.
(3) A Street Hail Livery Base must collect the MTA Tax due for each Hail Trip made by a Street Hail Livery affiliated with that Base from the Driver of the Street Hail Livery.
(4) A Street Hail Livery Base must remit all MTA Taxes due to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance together with such returns as are required by NYS Department of Taxation and Finance as and when such taxes are due.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(l) Fine: $1,000 per vehicle and suspension until compliance Appearance REQUIRED
(m) Facilitation of Sex Trafficking with a Vehicle. A Licensee must not Facilitate Sex Trafficking with a Vehicle.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(m) Fine: $10,000 and revocation. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(n) Retaliation.
(1) A For-Hire Base must not retaliate against any Driver or Vehicle owner for making a good faith complaint against any Base.
(2) Retaliation will be broadly construed, and will include imposing any adverse condition or consequence on the Driver or Vehicle owner or withholding or withdrawing any beneficial condition or consequence from the Driver or Vehicle owner.
35 RCNY § 59B-13(n) Fine: $1,000 plus restitution to the driver or vehicle owner for losses for the first violation and a fine of $10,000 plus restitution to the driver or vehicle owner for the second violation within five years. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(Amended City Record 9/24/2015, eff. 10/24/2015; amended City Record 12/11/2018, eff. 1/10/2019; amended City Record 5/10/2023, eff. 6/9/2023)
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/0-0-0-68965Fetched: 10/24/2026