No person who engages, uses, employs or hires a taxicab shall fail or refuse to pay the required rate or fare with intent to cheat and defraud the taxicab owner or driver. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. This section not only applies to intra-city trips, but also to legally licensed taxicabs from other jurisdictions that enter the town to reach a destination, where the failure or refusal to pay occurs within the town.
(Ord. No. 2011-Code-02, 3-10-2011)