TLC Rule 82-30(b): Missed Street Hail Livery Inspection

In short: If you hold a Street Hail Livery (SHL) license, the green "Boro Taxi" permit, your vehicle must pass a TLC inspection every six months. Rule 82-30(b) punishes a missed or late inspection with penalties that grow the longer you wait: $100 and suspension in the first 30 days, up to $500 and/or revocation after 120 days. Your license is suspended until the vehicle passes, and you must appear at the hearing.

What the rule says

TLC rule 82-30(b): "A Licensee must have the Street Hail Livery inspected every six months at a date and time designated by the Commission and at any other time deemed necessary by the Commission. The Street Hail Livery must be inspected at a Commission inspection facility. The License of a Licensee whose Street Hail Livery is not timely inspected will be summarily suspended."

Three details are easy to miss:

• At a TLC facility. FHVs can do some of their regular inspections at any DMV-registered facility (rule 59A-26(a)(1)). SHLs must be inspected at a TLC inspection facility.
• "At any other time." TLC can call a vehicle in for an extra inspection; that one is mandatory too.
• Summary suspension. The license is suspended without waiting for the hearing.

Who it applies to

The licensee: the person or business holding the SHL license, also called the SHL permit. Chapter 82 defines the "Licensee" as "the holder of a Street Hail Livery License." Drivers who lease an SHL are covered by chapter 80 instead, but a suspended SHL means they can't work the car either. For background on this industry, see green cab drivers.

TLC's live license lists show 603 active street hail livery permits as of October 2026, so this is a small fleet compared with roughly 105,000 FHVs.

Penalties grow with time

The rule calls the penalties cumulative, meaning they build on each other as time passes. Chapter 82 also says a suspension or revocation under this chapter covers both the SHL license and the vehicle's for-hire or paratransit vehicle license (rule 82-02(d)).

How often it appears

Summonses peaked at about 2,300 a year in 2015–2016 and have fallen every year since 2020, to 189 in 2025. With only a few hundred active SHL permits today, that drop likely reflects the smaller fleet, but the data can't prove it.

What to do now

The inspection itself, under rule 82-30(c), checks the items required by Section 301 of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law, does a visual inspection inside and out for compliance with TLC rules, and checks other applicable requirements. Rule 82-30(d) says a vehicle that fails "must be reinspected until it passes," and one that cannot pass "must be replaced."

What the inspection costs

Rule 82-08(g) sets TLC's fee for a required SHL safety and emissions inspection at $90, which includes the certificate issued when the vehicle passes. A reinspection costs $35 only if the vehicle failed the part of the inspection required by Section 301 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; there is no reinspection fee if it failed a different component (rule 82-08(h)). Accessible SHLs that are paratransit vehicles get only a visual accessibility check and a meter test.

Compare that with the penalty ladder: a $90 inspection on time costs far less than a $100–$500 penalty plus days or weeks of a suspended license.

Paying the fine after a decision

If you are found guilty, rule 82-02(c) says the fine is due within 30 days of the decision. If it isn't paid by the close of business on the due date, TLC will notify you in writing that your license will be suspended in 10 business days until the fine is paid. A timely appeal defers payment until 30 days after the appeal decision. See paying TLC fines.

Accessible SHLs

Wheelchair-accessible SHLs have extra rules in 82-30(f). If the vehicle is a paratransit vehicle, TLC's inspection is only a visual check for accessible-SHL requirements and a taximeter test, and the vehicle stays subject to NYS Department of Transportation inspections. An accessible SHL's license is suspended if it misses an inspection, and if it stays suspended under that subdivision and is not reinstated within 120 days, it "shall be terminated and may not be renewed or transferred."

Points to discuss with your lawyer

General information only:

• When was the inspection actually due? The penalty band depends on days past the due date.
• Was the appointment notice received? The rule refers to a date and time TLC designates.
• Did the vehicle pass later? Proof of compliance ends the suspension and may affect the penalty within the range.

Compare the taxi version, 58-29(b), the FHV rule 59A-26(a)(1), and the defect follow-up rule 82-31(b). Our TLC vehicle inspection guide covers what inspectors check.