Int 0235-2010

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-508 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: §19-508 Meters, radios and other equipment. a. All taxicabs shall be equipped with meters, and the equipment which shall store or transmit for storage fare data, including, but not limited to, the rate of fare and the times or locations such rate of fares were in effect, pick up and drop-off information and any other data as required by the commission. All data required to be stored or transmitted by such equipment shall be made available to the commission in a form and manner as required by the commission. A licensed driver’s fare information, including rate of fare and pickup and drop-off information shall be made available to such driver as required by the commission, at no charge to such drivers. The commission shall prescribe by rule, contract or otherwise, responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this section, and for penalties for non-compliance with such provisions. The commission may permit or require other licensed vehicles to be equipped with the same or different types of meters. § 2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment. PH LS # 1006 6/1/10 - 9:49 pm