{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-19-516","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 19-516","heading":"§ 19-516 Acceptance of passengers by for-hire vehicles and commuter vans.","body":"a. For-hire vehicles that do not possess a valid HAIL license may accept passengers only on the basis of telephone contract or prearrangement. The commission or successor agency may establish such disciplinary actions as it deems appropriate for failure to abide by the provisions of this chapter.\n\nb. No commuter van service and no person who owns, operates or drives a commuter van, shall provide, permit or authorize the provision of transportation service to a passenger unless such service to a passenger is on the basis of a telephone contract or other prearrangement. Where a violation of this subdivision has been committed by a driver of a commuter van, the commuter van service and the owner of such vehicle shall also be liable for a violation of this subdivision.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 19","Chapter 5: Transportation of Passengers for Hire by Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"d812aa33f76944141135f78b9c4dae29b1ac9fc1bdb8770ddc5ed976f2a2c4d9","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-19-515","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-19-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}