Sec. 17-12. Passenger regulations.
   (a)    No driver shall permit any second person to occupy or ride in such taxicab unless the person first employing the taxicab shall consent to the acceptance of the additional passengers.
   (b)    No driver shall permit more persons to be carried in a taxicab as passengers than the authorized maximum seating capacity of the taxicab as stated in the license for such vehicle issued by the chief of police. A child in arms shall not be counted as a passenger.
   (c)    No driver shall refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person upon request, unless previously engaged or unable or forbidden by the provisions of this chapter to do so.
   (d)    It shall be unlawful for the driver of any taxicab to permit any person to ride other than within the passenger compartment of said vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for any such person to ride other than within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
(Code 1982, § 6-1035; Ord. of 11-22-88)