The Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) is proposing to amend its rules to increase the penalties for stationary and non-hazardous moving violations and to consider certain out-of-state convictions for fitness revocation hearings. TLC will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule at 10:00am on March 12; it will be held online using Zoom and will be livestreamed at www.nyc.gov/tlc.
To participate in the hearing, e-mail tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov or call 212-676-1135 by 5:00pm on March 11. Once you have signed up, TLC will provide a Zoom URL to enter in on your computer or dial-in via phone number, if preferred. Participants can speak for up to three minutes. Only oral testimony will be accepted; TLC says it will not be a “question and answer” format.
Anyone can comment on the proposed rules by submitting them to the TLC at www.nyc.gov/nycrules. You can also email comments to tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov; mail them to the Taxi & Limousine Commission, Office of Legal Affairs, 33 Beaver Street – 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10004; or fax: 212-313-3027.
“In support of Vision Zero initiatives to eliminate traffic crashes leading to death and serious injuries, TLC proposes amending Rules §80-13(a)(1) and §80-13(a)(2) penalties for stationary and non-hazardous moving violations,” the TLC stated. “Rules §80-13(a)(1) and §80-13(a)(2) include a multitude of unsafe traffic violations (e.g., crosswalks, double-parking, no standing, bike lanes). TLC proposes increasing the penalty for these violations, along with the imposition of one point after the first violation and two points after the second and third violation within a 15-month period, consistent with TLC’s Persistent Violator program. In addition, TLC would require the completion of a remedial driver education course following any §80-13(a)(1) or §80-13(a)(2) violation. TLC proposes this escalation measure as a deterrent to repeat offenders and to promote the safety of passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other motorists. Additionally, TLC is proposing an amendment to its special procedures for fitness revocation hearings under Rule §68-14(a)(3). When determining whether an individual is fit to hold a license following convictions for certain qualifying criminal offenses under New York State statutes, TLC will also consider convictions for the functional equivalent of those same offenses in other jurisdictions. Convictions for these offenses, whether in New York State or outside of New York State, implicate an individual’s ability to safely transport members of the public.”
Source: NYC TLC
