(A) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any public vehicle to permit any person to occupy or use such vehicle for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation, with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the same is, or it is to be occupied or used for such purpose, or to direct, take or transport any person to any building or place, or to any other person, with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the purpose of such transporting is prostitution, lewdness or assignation.
(B) For the purpose of this section the term "public vehicle" is hereby defined to mean any cab, taxicab, for-hire automobile of any other vehicle engaged in the transportation of persons for hire.
(Prior Code § 22.38) (Ord. 1452 § 7)