Old accessible dispatch rules (wheelchair taxi pilot)

Accessible taxi or livery without working dispatch equipment

Old Rule 16-04(a), part of the 2008–2011 wheelchair-accessible dispatch program, required every accessible taxi and accessible livery in the program to have working dispatch equipment supplied by the program's dispatcher.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $50. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-04(a)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Accessible vehicle's dispatch equipment turned off

Old Rule 16-04(b) required the dispatch equipment in a program accessible vehicle to be on and usable whenever the vehicle was in operation, unless the equipment had broken.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $100. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-04(b)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Accessible-vehicle driver didn't log on to the dispatch system

Old Rule 16-04(d) required each participating driver of an accessible vehicle to log on to the dispatch equipment at the start of the shift, log off at the end, and communicate with the dispatcher about dispatches as the dispatcher directed. It was the second most charged accessible-dispatch rule.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $100. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-04(d)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Owner let an untrained driver operate an accessible vehicle — another spelling of §16-05E (Owner let an untrained driver operate an accessible vehicle).

Driving an accessible vehicle without wheelchair-assistance training

Old Rule 16-05(b) barred anyone from driving a program accessible taxi or livery without a certificate (or other proof) of completing the TLC-approved wheelchair passenger assistance training — at least three hours covering disability law, hands-on ramp and securement skills, and sensitivity. It was the most charged accessible-dispatch rule.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $50. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-05(b)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Wheelchair-training certificate not kept in the accessible vehicle

Old Rule 16-05(c) required each participating driver to keep the wheelchair-assistance training certificate, or a copy, in the accessible vehicle and available for inspection.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $50. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-05(c)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Owner let an untrained driver operate an accessible vehicle

Old Rule 16-05(e) made the owner of an accessible taxi medallion or accessible livery responsible for making sure the vehicle was driven only by a participating driver who had completed the required wheelchair-assistance training.

Fine (published)

Old penalty schedule (§16-10, last published text): $50. Personal appearance not required.

Former TLC Rule 16-05(e)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Accessible-vehicle driver skipped dispatch-equipment training

Old Rule 16-05(f) required each participating driver to attend and complete the dispatcher's course on using the dispatch equipment, and any mandatory update training.

Former TLC Rule 16-05(f)TLC Rules, old Chapter 16 – Accessible Dispatch Rules (last version)

Driving a TLC vehicle for hire without a TLC driver license — another spelling of §19-506(D) (Driving a TLC vehicle for hire without a TLC driver license).