Opinion
No. 2234 C.D. 2015
11-14-2016
Capital Taxi, LLC, Appellant v. The Philadelphia Parking Authority
BEFORE: HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, President Judge HONORABLE P. KEVIN BROBSON, Judge HONORABLE DAN PELLEGRINI, Senior Judge
OPINION NOT REPORTED
MEMORANDUM OPINION BY SENIOR JUDGE PELLEGRINI
Capital Taxi, LLC (Capital) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) affirming the Philadelphia Parking Authority Taxicab and Limousine Division's (Hearing Officer's) order sustaining the Philadelphia Parking Authority's (Authority) issuance of owner citation T-17257 (Citation), "incomplete communication system," in violation of 52 Pa. Code § 1017.24 and imposing a penalty of $350.00 against Capital. We affirm.
While this case involves a different citation and different owner, the underlying facts are the same and the issues are identical to those we resolved in Seedjam, Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking Authority (Pa. Cmwlth., No. 2233 C.D. 2015, filed November 14, 2016), where we held that the General Assembly was constitutionally permitted to provide the Authority with limited discretion to implement fines for violations of its regulations and 52 Pa. Code § 1017.24 requires a medallion taxicab to include a functioning GPS attached to its meter system. For the same reasons set forth in that opinion, we affirm.
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DAN PELLEGRINI, Senior Judge ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of November, 2016, it is hereby ordered that the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County's order dated October 2, 2015, is affirmed.
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DAN PELLEGRINI, Senior Judge