{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-145.70","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70","heading":"Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device","body":"§ 145.70 Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device.\n  1. For purposes of this section, a \"taximeter\" means an instrument or\ndevice that automatically calculates and displays the charge to a\npassenger in a vehicle that is licensed to transport members of the\npublic for hire pursuant to local law.\n  2. For purposes of this section, a \"taximeter accelerating device\"\nmeans an instrument or device that causes a taximeter to increase the\ncharge displayed by such taximeter to an amount greater than the maximum\namount permitted by local law.\n  3. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a taximeter\naccelerating device when he knowingly possesses, with intent to use\nunlawfully, a taximeter accelerating device. If such a device is\nknowingly possessed there is a rebuttable presumption that it is\nintended to be used unlawfully.\n  Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device is a class A\nmisdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title I. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property","Article 145. Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/145.70","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"05ebb183c5284ed2fd8bc7d96627c96cc7de28d7409921a67355c17665cc3f93","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-145.65","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-150.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}