Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 30.76 - Violations(a)General. This subchapter is equally applicable to owner-drivers, wage-drivers and lease-drivers. A medallion holder is responsible for compliance with this subchapter by the drivers employed by the medallion holder or to whom the medallion holder leases taxicabs.(b)Character of offenses. A violation of this subchapter is, for the first offense, a nontraffic summary offense, and a misdemeanor of the third degree for each offense thereafter.(c)Duration of suspension or cancellation. A violation of this subchapter may result in the suspension or cancellation of a taxi driver's certificate or the assessment of a civil penalty, or both. Suspension of a taxi driver's certificate shall be of a duration that the Commission or the presiding officer will determine upon the facts and circumstances of each case. Cancellation of a taxi driver's certificate is final.(d)Mandatory cancellation. A driver will have his taxi driver's certificate cancelled in the following circumstances:(1) An individual who operates a taxicab in a city of the first class while his taxi driver's certificate is then under suspension by the Commission shall have his certificate cancelled.(2) A certified taxi driver who has been twice suspended under this chapter shall have his taxicab driver's certificate cancelled upon a third violation occurring within 3 years of the date of entry of the first suspension.(3) A certified taxi driver who operates a taxicab in a city of the first class while under the influence of alcohol, an amphetamine or a formulation of an amphetamine, a narcotic drug or a derivative of a narcotic drug shall have his taxicab driver's certificate cancelled.(4) A certified taxi driver who operates a taxicab and who knowingly transports, possesses or unlawfully uses a drug or narcotic proscribed by The Controlled Substance, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P. S. § § 780-101-780-144) shall have his taxicab driver's certificate cancelled.(5) A certified taxi driver who leaves the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving that taxicab prior to rendering reasonable assistance to injured persons and who fails to report that accident to the police shall have his taxicab driver's certificate cancelled.(6) A certified taxi driver who is convicted of a felony involving the use of a motor vehicle shall have his taxi driver's certificate cancelled.(7) A certified taxi driver who is convicted of driving while his motor vehicle license is suspended or revoked shall have his taxicab driver's certificate cancelled.(e)Offenses by medallion holder. Operation of a taxicab by an individual not holding a current and valid taxi driver's certificate may result in cancellation of the medallion holder's taxi driver's certificate or cancellation of the medallion holder's certificate of public convenience.(f)Aiding or abetting violations. A person may not aid, abet, encourage or require a driver to violate this title or 66 Pa.C.S. (relating to the Public Utility Code).The provisions of this §30.76 amended November 29, 1996, effective 1/29/1997, 26 Pa.B. 5816.The provisions of this §30.76 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 2404(a), 2409 and 2412.