Int. No. 1044
By Council Member Powers
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to curtailing solicitation of passengers by certain for-hire vehicles
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subdivision b of section 19-506 of the administrative code of the city of New York, paragraph 1 of such subdivision as amended by local law number 8 for the year 2017 and paragraph 2 of such subdivision as added by local law number 32 for the year 2012, are amended to read as follows:
b. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subdivision, any person who shall expressly or impliedly permit another to operate or who shall knowingly operate or offer to operate for hire any vehicle as a taxicab, coach, wheelchair accessible van, HAIL vehicle or for-hire vehicle in the city, without first having obtained or knowing that another has obtained a license for such vehicle pursuant to the provisions of section 19-504 of this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation, and upon conviction in the criminal court shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment. This paragraph shall apply to the owner of such vehicle and, if different, to the operator of such vehicle. An owner of such vehicle, if different from the operator, shall be presumed to have permitted the operation of such vehicle in violation of this paragraph.
2. Any person who shall expressly or impliedly permit another to operate or who shall knowingly operate or offer to operate for hire any vehicle licensed as a taxicab, coach, wheelchair accessible van, HAIL vehicle or for-hire vehicle in the city in a manner that is beyond the scope of the activities permitted by such vehicle's license shall be guilty of a violation, and upon conviction in the criminal court shall be punished by a fine of...
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