§ 42-697. PAYMENT OF FEES; TRANSFERABILITY; EXPIRATION.

   (A)   No license shall be issued and delivered until the applicant shall have paid to the City Clerk the following amounts:

      (1)   For the first taxicab or other vehicle used as a taxicab in the transportation of passengers for hire: $10; and

      (2)   For each additional taxicab: the sum of $5 each.

   (B)   No refund of license fees shall be made for any reason.

   (C)   No license shall be transferable.

   (D)   All licenses shall expire on June 30 in each year.

(Prior Code, § 42-697)

§ 42-698. LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY OR BOND.

   (A)   Before any license is issued for a taxicab, the owner or operator thereof shall file with the City Clerk, to be approved by the City Council, an insurance policy as follows:

      (1)   Issued by an insurance company licensed and authorized to do business in the state;

      (2)   Provides liability insurance coverage for each and every taxicab owned, operated, or leased by the applicant;

      (3)   Has liability coverage not less than $25,000 for one injury or death; not less than $50,000 for each accident, and no less than $10,000 for property damage in any one accident;

      (4)   Coverage effective whether the taxicab was, at the time of the accident, driven by the owner, his or her agent, employee, lessee, or licensee;

      (5)   Endorsed thereon and on a form approved by the City Attorney;

      (6)   Provides that the policy cannot be canceled until written notice of the proposed cancellation is filed with the City Clerk; and

      (7)   Provides that the policy is made for the use, benefit, and protection of the city and for the use and benefit of any person who may suffer injury, either to his or her person or property by reason of any accident or omission of any applicant or his or her employees in the operation of any taxicab or other vehicle used in the transportation of passengers for hire in the city.

   (B)   The policy must be approved by the City Council and, if approved, remain in full force and effect during the life of any such license issued.

   (C)   If, after the approval of the policy and after the issuance of a license, such policy shall be allowed to lapse or shall not be renewed by the payment of premiums, the City Council may cancel any license under the provisions of this article after notice to the licensee and after an opportunity to be heard.

(Prior Code, § 42-698)

§ 42-699. LICENSE TO BE ISSUED.

   (A)   Upon the filing of the application for such license, paying the required fees, and filing the required insurance policy, the matter of the hearing of the application shall come before the City Council at a regular meeting within a reasonable time, at which the applicant shall:

      (1)   Show by proper proof of necessity, convenience, and requirement for such license; and

      (2)   Furnish satisfactory information and proof that all taxicabs or vehicles proposed to be licensed are in first class mechanical condition.

   (B)   In the event that the City Council determines that issuance of the requested license or any of the units is in the public interest, necessity, and convenience, an order shall be entered in the minutes to that effect, directing the City Clerk to issue a license.

(Prior Code, § 42-699)

§ 42-700. MECHANICAL INSPECTION.

   It is unlawful for any person to operate any taxicab or any vehicle under this article unless the same is in good mechanical and sanitary condition. Any such taxicab or other vehicle so licensed under this article shall, at all times, be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or city official for any violation of law or city ordinance.

(Prior Code, § 42-700)

§ 42-701. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES.

   All taxicabs or vehicles shall be equipped with signs or markers so that the identity thereof can be readily ascertained by any person, either in the daytime or in the nighttime.

(Prior Code, § 42-701)