New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70 — Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 145: Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 145.70
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
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.
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