2013 New York Consolidated Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 26 - (390 - 399-ZZZ) MISCELLANEOUS
396-P - Rates to be posted in taxicabs; certain charges prohibited.

 
    * § 396-p. Rates to be posted in taxicabs; certain charges prohibited.
  1.  Every taxicab available for hire in this state shall have posted, in
  the interior thereof, in a manner legible and conspicuous to passengers,
  a statement of the rates, fares or other charges  whether  imposed  upon
  the  basis  of  mileage,  or fraction thereof, zones or other equivalent
  measurement  and  any  additional  charges  for  luggage  or  additional
  passengers, and if such charges are subject to variation, a statement of
  the conditions relating to such variation. No charges greater than those
  posted  shall  be made. For the purposes of this section, "taxicab" is a
  motor vehicle which carries passengers for hire with a seating  capacity
  of not more than eight passengers exclusive of the driver; and "luggage"
  shall  not  include  a wheelchair or other manual or electrically driven
  mobility assistance device, scooter, tricycle or similar device used  by
  a person with a disability as a substitute for walking.
    1-a.  No  taxicab  available  for  hire  in this state shall impose on
  additional charge for a  wheelchair  or  other  manual  or  electrically
  driven  mobility  assistance device, scooter, tricycle or similar device
  used by a person with a disability as a substitute for walking.
    2. This section shall not annul, alter, affect or  exempt  any  person
  subject  to the provisions of this section from complying with the laws,
  ordinances, rules or  regulations  of  any  locality,  relating  to  the
  posting of rates in the interior of a taxicab, except to the extent that
  such  local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations are inconsistent with
  any provision of this section, but no such local law, ordinance, rule or
  regulation shall be considered  inconsistent,  if  it  requires  greater
  disclosure of information to the consumer.
    3.  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to cities having a
  population of one million or more.
    4. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not  to
  exceed  fifty  dollars,  and for any subsequent violation, a fine of not
  more than one hundred dollars.
    * NB There are 2 396-p's