Int 0268-2004

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-504 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as last amended by local law number 115 for the year 1993, is amended by adding thereto a new paragraph three to read as follows: No renewal of a license for a for-hire vehicle, other than a black car or a luxury limousine, shall be issued unless such vehicle is equipped with a partition approved by the commission that isolates the driver from the rear passenger compartment or a security device approved by the commission capable of capturing visual images of passengers including, but not limited to, a digital camera. §2. Section 19-508 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as last amended by local law number 86 for the year 1989, is amended by adding thereto a new subdivision c to read as follows: c. No vehicle may be operated as a for-hire vehicle, other than as a black car or luxury limousine, unless such vehicle is equipped with a partition approved by the commission that isolates the driver from the rear passenger compartment or a security device approved by the commission capable of capturing visual images of passengers including, but not limited to, a digital camera. §3. Subdivision d of section 19-511 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 51 for the year 1996, is amended by adding thereto a new paragraph five to read as follows: 5. No base station license shall be renewed where it has been determined three or more times within any twelve-month period that a for-hire vehicle affiliated with the licensee has been operated in violation of subdivision c of section 19-508 of this chapter. §4. This local law shall take effect thirty days after it is enacted into law.