§ 1220-B — Unlawful solicitation of ground transportation services at an airport

§ 1220-b. Unlawful solicitation of ground transportation services at\nan airport. 1. No person shall unlawfully solicit ground transportation\nservices at an airport. A person unlawfully solicits ground\ntransportation services at an airport, when, at an airport, such person,\nwithout being authorized to do so by the airport operator, or without\nhaving made a prior agreement to provide ground transportation services\nto a specific patron, engages or offers to engage in any business, trade\nor commercial transaction involving the rendering to another person of\nany ground transportation services from such airport.\n 2. As used in this section, the term "ground transportation service"\nshall mean a service offering transportation by any vehicle, including\ntaxi cab, limousine, van or bus.\n 3. As used in this section, the term "airport" shall mean all of the\nreal property forming part of any facility used for the landing and\ntaking off of airplanes engaged in the transportation of passengers,\nincluding without limitation, all roadways, parking areas, pedestrian\nwalkways and terminal buildings forming part of such facility.\n 4. Any person who engages in the unlawful solicitation of ground\ntransportation services at an airport shall be guilty of a traffic\ninfraction punishable by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty\ndollars nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars, or by\nimprisonment for not more than fifteen days or by both such fine and\nimprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were\ncommitted within a period of eighteen months, such person shall be\npunished by a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars\nnor more than two thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than\nforty-five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction\nof a third or subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a\nperiod of eighteen months, such person shall be punished by a fine of\nnot less than two thousand dollars nor more than three thousand dollars,\nor by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine\nand imprisonment.\n