Required item missing from the taxi — another spelling of §2-27A (Required item missing from the taxi).
Charge codes 1
Old driver rule written with the hyphen in the wrong place (2-27)
The codes 227-A and 227 almost certainly mean old taxicab driver rule 2-27 (Items Which Must Be Present in the Taxicab), written with the hyphen misplaced. The charge is dated 1999, when old Chapter 2 was in force.
- Old rule numbers
- 1 codes
- 2 charges in the data
- 1999
- Replaced by Driver rules (all TLC-licensed drivers)
- TLC Rules, old Chapter 2 – Taxicab Drivers Rules
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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