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  A  misdemeanor.