Int. No. 236-A

By Council Members Vacca, Gentile and Mealy (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to fees for the inspection of taxicabs by the taxi and limousine commission.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.  Subdivision f of section 19-504 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:

(f)  All taxicabs now or hereafter licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be inspected at an inspection facility operated by the commission at least once every four months, in accordance with a procedure to be established by the commission.  All other vehicles now or hereafter licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter other than commuter vans shall be inspected at official inspection stations licensed by the commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to section three hundred three of the vehicle and traffic law at least once every four months in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner of motor vehicles, codified in part seventy-nine of title fifteen of the official compilation of codes, rules and regulations of the state of New York (15 N.Y.C.R.R. part 79).  All commuter vans now or hereafter licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be inspected and shall meet safety standards as provided in paragraph two of subdivision a of section 19-504.3 of this chapter.  If any taxicab fails to pass its inspection for any reason relating to the requirements established by the New York state department of motor vehicles, it shall be reinspected.  The fee payable to the commission for [the] each inspection and each reinspection required for the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a taxicab, inclusive of the issuance of such certificate, shall not exceed [thirty-five dollars for taxicabs inspected through June 30, 1991 and] fifty dollars [for taxicabs inspected on or after July 1, 1991].  [If any taxicab fails to pass such inspection, it shall be reinspected for no additional fee.  If any taxicab fails to pass such reinspection, it shall be reinspected a second time for an additional fee of thirty-five dollars.  If any taxicab fails to pass such second reinspection, it shall be reinspected a third time.  No additional fee shall be charged for third or subsequent reinspections.]  The fees payable to the official inspection station for the inspection and the issuance of a certificate of inspection for all other licensed vehicles other than commuter vans shall be the fees charged and collected pursuant to section three hundred five of the vehicle and traffic law.  The commission or any other agency authorized by law may conduct on-street inspections of vehicles licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  The date of the inspection of a taxicab and the signature of the persons making the inspection shall be recorded upon the rate card in the space provided therefor.  An owner shall be ordered by the commission to repair or replace his or her licensed vehicle where it appears that it no longer meets the reasonable standards for safe operation prescribed by the commission.  Upon failure of such owner to have his or her vehicle inspected or to comply with any such order within ten days after service thereof, the license shall be suspended; upon failure of such owner to comply with any such order within one hundred twenty days after service thereof, the license may, at the discretion of the commission, be deemed to have been abandoned by nonuser.

§2.  This local law shall take effect immediately.

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