(A) No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears a state license, duly issued; and no such cab shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear vision mirror, windshield wipers in good condition. Before a vehicle is used as a taxicab, it shall be inspected by the Police Department.
(B) If the Police Department finds the vehicle meets the above standards, it shall issue a license so stating, and also stating the authorized seating capacity of the vehicle. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to inspect every taxicab so often as may be necessary to see to the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
(C) If a taxicab so inspected shall fail to meet the standards of this section, the Police Department shall order said taxicab out of service and said taxicab shall not be returned to service until after the Police Department has reinspected it to determine if the deficiency so noted has been corrected.
(1960 Code, § 7-13-12) (Ord. 5385, passed 3-8-1995) Penalty, see § 116.99