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Sub-chapter 61B holds the rules for owners of commuter van services — the businesses authorized to run van service: authorization, records, using only licensed vans and drivers, and service conduct. It replaced the service parts of old Chapter 9 in April 2011 and is still in force.
Section 61B-02(a) defines unlicensed activity: providing or advertising TLC-regulated for-hire transportation while your license or authorization is suspended, revoked or expired, or without any valid license at all. It is cited here as the charge itself; the fine depends on the specific unlicensed-activity rule involved.
35 RCNY §61B-02(a)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service owner must not allow a vehicle to operate in New York City (pick-ups and drop-offs within the city) unless it has a valid TLC commuter van license.
35 RCNY §61B-10(a)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
Subdivision 61B-10(c) makes the commuter van service owner responsible for making sure every driver of its affiliated vans has both a chauffeur-class driver's license and a TLC commuter van driver license. This summons does not say which was missing.
35 RCNY §61B-10(c)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service must make sure anyone driving one of its affiliated vans has a valid New York driver's license that qualifies as a chauffeur's license. This summons goes to the service owner.
35 RCNY §61B-10(c)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service (the authorized company the vans run under) must make sure anyone driving a van affiliated with it has a valid TLC Commuter-Van Driver's License. Repeated violations by the service's drivers can lead to revocation of the service's authorization.
35 RCNY §61B-10(c)(2)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
No one may operate, or let anyone operate, a vehicle marked "Commuter-Van service," "van service," "van" or similar unless the van is licensed, affiliated with an authorized service and driven by a licensed commuter van driver.
35 RCNY §61B-10(d)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
Paragraph (2) says an expired license that has not been renewed is not a valid license, so operating a commuter van or service with an expired license counts as unlicensed activity.
35 RCNY §61B-10(d)(2)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
No commuter van may be used in a commuter van service unless it is covered by a TLC-approved surety bond or insurance policy with at least the required minimum amounts. This summons goes to the service owner.
35 RCNY §61B-11(b)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
Section 61B-12 covers the personal conduct of commuter van service owners: no bribery, reporting gift requests, no force, reporting criminal convictions, cooperating with TLC, no willful acts against the public, no fraud, no retaliation against drivers. This summons cites the section without a subsection.
35 RCNY §61B-12TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service owner must truthfully answer all TLC questions and comply with all communications, directives and summonses from TLC or its representatives. This summons usually follows an ignored request or order.
35 RCNY §61B-12(e)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
While running a commuter van service, the owner must not deliberately do, or try to do, anything against the best interests of the public, even if no other rule names it. The summons narrative should describe the act.
35 RCNY §61B-12(g)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service owner must not allow pick-ups or drop-offs outside the geographic area in its TLC authorization. The service is liable even if the driver alone made the stop.
35 RCNY §61B-16(a)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service owner must not allow pick-ups or drop-offs along any official bus route (except certain services grandfathered in lower Manhattan since 1992). The service is liable even if the driver alone made the stop.
35 RCNY §61B-16(b)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service owner must not permit transportation unless it is prearranged and the prearrangement is shown on the passenger manifest. This summons is for street pick-ups or trips missing from the manifest.
35 RCNY §61B-16(c)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
A commuter van service must keep trip records. In the 2011 rule book (when these summonses were written, 2013–2015) paragraph (1) was the passenger manifest for dispatched calls; the current rule requires a daily count of passengers picked up by each van.
35 RCNY §61B-18(a)(1)TLC Rule Book (2011), Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans), archive copy
A commuter van service must keep a list of all vans operating under its authorization with details for each, starting with the vehicle owner's name, mailing address and home phone number. This summons is for a missing or incomplete list.
35 RCNY §61B-20(a)(1)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
No commuter van may be used in a commuter van service unless it meets the vehicle safety standards set by the New York State Department of Transportation. This summons goes to the service owner.
35 RCNY §61B-26(a)TLC Rule Book, Chapter 61 (Commuter Vans)
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