§ 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 accelerat-
ing 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  unlaw-
fully.
  Criminal  possession  of  a taximeter accelerating device is a class A
misdemeanor.