Charge codes 8
Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service) is split into sub-chapters 59A (vehicle owners), 59B (bases), 59C (vehicle specifications), 59D (high-volume services like app companies) and 59E (interior advertising). Codes like 59-29(B) or 59-B-16(A) were written without the sub-chapter letter or with it misplaced, so each must be matched to the most likely sub-chapter.
This code leaves out the sub-chapter letter. Section 19 of both sub-chapter 59A (vehicle owners) and 59B (bases) covers trip records, but neither 2011 text has a paragraph (b)(5), so the exact rule cannot be identified. It concerns keeping for-hire trip records.
35 RCNY §59A-19 or §59B-19TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
This is most likely §59A-25(a)(1) with the "A" left off: a for-hire vehicle owner must not let the vehicle carry passengers for hire except through prearrangement with a TLC-licensed base (no street hails). The 2011 rule set a penalty that rises by $100 per violation within each license term.
35 RCNY §59A-25(a)(1)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
This code leaves out the sub-chapter letter. In the 2011 rule book, §59A-26(a) required a for-hire vehicle owner to have the vehicle inspected three times a year, at least once every four months (renewal inspections at TLC, others at any DMV-registered shop); §59B-26(a) is the matching base rule. The charge is most likely one of these two.
35 RCNY §59A-26(a) or §59B-26(a)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
This is most likely §59A-27(e) with the "A" left off: a for-hire vehicle owner must not let the vehicle operate unless the owner has done a daily personal inspection showing the equipment is in good working order. It is one of the most common FHV owner charges.
35 RCNY §59A-27(e)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
This code leaves out the sub-chapter letter. In both §59A-29(b) (vehicle owners) and §59B-29(b) (bases) of the 2011 rule book, subdivision (b) requires a valid registration sticker from a state motor vehicle agency on the for-hire vehicle. The charge is most likely one of those two.
35 RCNY §59A-29(b) or §59B-29(b)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
This is most likely §59A-30(a)(2)(ii) with the "A" left off: the For-Hire Vehicle License must be kept in a protective holder on the back of the driver's seat. (§59B-30 has a similar base rule.)
35 RCNY §59A-30(a)(2)(ii)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service), archive copy
FHV owner did not maintain liability insurance (typed oddly) — another spelling of §59A-12(A) (FHV insurance not maintained).
FHV base rule 59B-16(a) (typed with extra hyphen) — another spelling of §59B-16(A) (Base not operating at its licensed premises).
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