Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70 — Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device
N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 145.70 Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device.
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N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70 — Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 145.70 Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device.
1. For purposes of this section, a "taximeter" means an instrument or device that automatically calculates and displays the charge to a passenger in a vehicle that is licensed to transport members of the public for hire pursuant to local law.
2. For purposes of this section, a "taximeter accelerating device" means an instrument or device that causes a taximeter to increase the charge displayed by such taximeter to an amount greater than the maximum amount permitted by local law.
3. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device when he knowingly possesses, with intent to use unlawfully, a taximeter accelerating device. If such a device is knowingly possessed there is a rebuttable presumption that it is intended to be used unlawfully.
Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device is a class A misdemeanor.