§ 1289. Cooperation by city. The city and the TLC shall cooperate with
and assist the commissioner to effect the purposes of this article and
the commissioner's responsibilities under this article. Such cooperation
shall include the city or TLC obtaining, furnishing, and timely updating
current, complete and accurate names, addresses and all other
information concerning every (1) taxicab owner, operator, and driver of
taxicabs in the city, (2) agent and vehicle owner, and (3) HAIL base,
HAIL vehicle owner, HAIL vehicle, and driver of a HAIL vehicle, and the
trip records and other records of any of them, in the city's possession
or in the possession of any of its agencies, instrumentalities, agents,
contractors, or any other person the TLC has authorized or required to
obtain or possess such records or information, together with any other
information the commissioner requests, all in a format prescribed by,
and without cost to, the commissioner. The TLC shall also furnish, or
cause to be furnished, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, any
records or information in the possession of the TLC, any agent or
contractor of the city or the TLC, or any other person the TLC has
authorized or required to obtain or possess such records or information,
concerning the persons liable for the tax imposed by this article,
including, among other things, detailed trip record information. Such
cooperation shall also include the TLC assigning identifying numbers and
other identifying indicia to HAIL bases, HAIL vehicle owners, HAIL
vehicles, and drivers of HAIL vehicles in a format prescribed by the
commissioner, so as to facilitate filing returns, paying tax, and
performing other tasks required to administer the tax imposed by this
article.