145.70 – Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device

§ 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 Amisdemeanor.