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High-volume for-hire services (app companies)

Sub-chapter 59D holds the rules for high-volume for-hire services — app-based companies that dispatch very large numbers of trips, such as Uber and Lyft — including licensing, trip-record reporting (§59D-14) and accessibility duties. It was added to the rule book around 2019 and is still in force.

Most-charged codes in High-volume for-hire services (app companies)

Number of charges on TLC, Port Authority and NYPD-issued TLC summonses in OATH's public case data.

  1. §59D-14(A)(1)58
  2. §59D-10(B)36
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LabelCharges (charges)
§59D-14(A)(1)58
§59D-10(B)36

Source: NYC Open Data — OATH Hearings Division Case Status

§59D-10

§59D-10(B)Current rule36 charges · 2025–2026

Fraud, misrepresentation or theft by an app company (HVFHS)

While doing business as a TLC licensee, a high-volume for-hire service must not commit or attempt fraud, misrepresentation or theft, alone or with others.

Fine (published)
$350–$1,000 and/or suspension up to 60 days or revocation. Appearance required.

35 RCNY §59D-10(b)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service)

§59D-14

§59D-14(A)(1)Current rule58 charges · 2021

App company (HVFHS) trip records late or missing

A high-volume for-hire service (an app company like Uber or Lyft) must send TLC, every two weeks and in the required format, detailed records of every trip it dispatches: pickup and drop-off times and places, driver and vehicle license numbers, bases, mileage, itemized fare and driver pay, and more. These summonses (2021) were for records that were late or incomplete.

Fine (published)
$500 for each day past due if you plead guilty before a hearing, or $1,000 per day if found guilty, plus suspension until compliance; not to exceed $10,000 per bi-weekly submission (for 59D-14(a)(1)–(5), current rule book). Appearance not required.

35 RCNY §59D-14(a)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 59 (For-Hire Service)

Fines and points are shown only where they were checked against the official penalty text. Counts come from NYC Open Data — OATH Hearings Division Case Status; some dates in that data are entry errors. Look up your summons to see the charges on it, or scan it for a plain-English explanation.

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