(A) No person shall operate a taxicab within the city for the transportation of persons for hire unless the taximeter is first cleared of any prior charges and is then operated continuously during the passenger’s trip so as to meter the fare.
(B) No person shall charge or attempt to charge any passenger a greater rate of fare than that which is displayed on the taximeter and is consistent with the rates set forth on the card required to be displayed pursuant to § 111.06 of this chapter.
(C) The operator of a taxicab shall take the passenger to the passenger’s destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the cab. No taxicab operator shall deceive any passenger or prospective passenger as to the taxicab’s destination or the distance traveled or to be traveled while transporting the passenger.
(D) No person shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of the passenger.
(E) It shall be the duty of the operator of any taxicab to accept as a passenger any person who seeks to use the taxicab; provided, such person conducts himself or herself in an orderly manner and provided the taxicab is not occupied by another passenger.
(F) No extra charge shall be made to a fare-paying passenger for baggage or parcels accompanying the passenger so long as the size of the baggage or parcels permits them to be carried in the taxicab or the trunk thereof.
(Ord. 377, passed 10-19-2015) Penalty, see § 111.99