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In short: Traffic rules are the biggest group of TLC charges. In 2025, summonses whose first charge was a TLC traffic code under rule 80-13 included 8,718 non-hazardous moving violations, 4,404 stop sign, 4,048 red light and 3,412 parking or standing summonses. The hazardous ones carry 3 or more TLC points each. Points add up toward the Persistent Violator Program, which produced about 950 suspension or revocation summonses under its two current codes in 2025.
TLC rule 80-13(a) says drivers of taxis, for-hire vehicles and street hail liveries must follow all traffic laws, and that TLC adds its own fines and penalties when they don't. Those TLC summonses go to OATH. That is separate from any DMV ticket for the same event.
2025 at a glance
Points and penalties by code
From TLC's chapter 80:
For the third and later 80-13(a)(1) or (2) violation within 15 months, the suspension is deferred for 60 days and doesn't happen if you complete a Vision Zero and Accessibility Remedial course in that time. Exact wording and any changes are in the rule book; check it, or ask a lawyer, before you decide.
Moving violations, year by year
This is the busiest TLC code overall. It stayed between roughly 8,400 and 12,200 a year in every year since 2017 except 2020. About 22% of 2021–2025 summonses with this code were written by Port Authority Police (Port Authority statistics).
Red lights and stop signs
Red light summonses have trended up, from about 2,100 in 2017–2018 to 4,000–4,800 in 2023–2025. Stop sign summonses did the opposite after a 2021–2022 spike of over 10,000 a year. Each carries 3 points. Two of them within 15 months already put you at 6 points, the bottom of the Persistent Violator suspension range, before any DMV points are added.
Speeding
Officer-written TLC speeding summonses in the 11–20 mph band peaked at 2,067 in 2021 and fell to 286 in 2025. Speed cameras are a different system: city camera tickets go to the vehicle's registered owner, carry no license points, and are not TLC summonses (NYC Finance). See speed and red light cameras for TLC drivers.
Parking and standing
Where points lead: the Persistent Violator Program
Under rule 80-27, a driver with 6 to 9 TLC and DMV points combined within 15 months faces a suspension of up to 30 days. At 10 or more, TLC revokes the license. Points count from the date of conviction. A Point Reduction Course can take off 3 TLC points, or a Defensive Driving Course 3 DMV points, if finished before the persistent violator summons is decided. There are limits on how often each reduction can be used.
Use our TLC points calculator to add up your own record. Read DMV points for TLC drivers for how state points feed in.
What this data can and cannot tell you
It can tell you how often each TLC traffic code was the first charge on a summons, year by year.
It cannot tell you:
- How many drivers were affected. One driver can get several summonses.
- Convictions or points actually added. Outcomes are blank for taxi rows. Points apply only after a finding or plea.
- DMV tickets. NYC traffic tickets handled by the DMV Traffic Violations Bureau are not in this dataset, even though their points count toward the Persistent Violator total.
- Camera tickets. Not included.
- Where. There is no usable location field.
Frequently asked questions
What are TLC traffic summonses?
Under TLC rule 80-13(a), drivers of taxis, FHVs and street hail liveries must obey traffic laws, and TLC adds its own fines and points when they don't. These summonses are heard at OATH.
Which TLC traffic violations carry points?
Hazardous violations listed in 80-13(a)(3) carry points: 3 for a red light, stop sign, failure to yield or unsafe lane change, and 3 to 8 for speeding depending on how fast. Non-hazardous moving and parking violations add 1 point starting with the second within 15 months.
How many TLC red light summonses are there each year?
Summonses with 80-13(a)(3)(vii) as the first charge numbered 4,048 for violations dated 2025, and 4,821 in 2024.
How many drivers get Persistent Violator summonses?
In 2025 the OATH data shows 649 summonses under 80-27(a)(1)(i) (suspension, 6–9 points) and 303 under 80-27(a)(1)(ii) (revocation, 10 or more points), plus 149 under the older 80-27(a)(1) code.
Are camera tickets in these numbers?
No. Red light and speed camera tickets are a separate city system for the vehicle owner, not a TLC summons at OATH. These counts are summonses written by TLC, Port Authority Police or NYPD under TLC rules.
Sources
Last reviewed against the official sources on .
- NYC Open Data: OATH Hearings Division Case Status (jz4z-kudi) data.cityofnewyork.us
- TLC Rules, Chapter 80: Drivers (§80-13, §80-27) nyc.gov
- NY DMV: Traffic Violations Bureaus and Traffic Courts dmv.ny.gov
- NYC Finance: Red Light Camera Violations nyc.gov
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