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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE III: STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE V: VEHICLES
CHAPTER 431 - OPERATION GENERALLY
CHAPTER 433 - INTOXICATION; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
CHAPTER 435 - LICENSING AND ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 437 - SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 439 - COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 441 - MOTOR BUSES - REPEALED
CHAPTER 443 - TAXICABS
§ 443.01 Jurisdiction
§ 443.011 Definitions
§ 443.012 Rules and Regulations
§ 443.02 License Required; Application
§ 443.021 Association Agreements
§ 443.022 Company Compliance; License Revocation
§ 443.023 Licenses Nontransferable
§ 443.024 Prohibited Uses on Roof Tops by Non-Licensed Hacks
§ 443.03 Number of Hack Licenses Fixed
§ 443.04 Limitation on New Hack Licenses
§ 443.05 Inspection Prior to Licensing Vehicles; Fee
§ 443.051 Safety Partitions or Surveillance Cameras for Taxicabs
§ 443.06 Liability Insurance
§ 443.07 Liability Agreement - Repealed
§ 443.08 Licensee to File Monthly Statement of Claims and Judgments
§ 443.09 License Card
§ 443.10 Fees for Licensing Vehicles
§ 443.11 Inspection Time and Reports; Fee
§ 443.12 License Suspension or Revocation
§ 443.13 Drivers’ Licenses; Application
§ 443.131 Convictions Which Bar Issuance of Driver’s License
§ 443.14 Examination of Drivers
§ 443.15 Driver’s Photograph and Fingerprints - Repealed
§ 443.16 Form and Terms of Drivers’ Licenses
§ 443.17 Temporary Permit Issuance; Term; Fee
§ 443.18 Driver’s License Certificate
§ 443.19 Renewal of Drivers’ Licenses
§ 443.20 Fee for Drivers’ Licenses
§ 443.21 Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License
§ 443.22 Record of Drivers’ Licenses
§ 443.23 Use of Taxicab Stands and Call Stations
§ 443.24 Marking Taxicab Stands
§ 443.25 Taximeters
§ 443.26 Rates of Fare; Receipts
§ 443.261 Rates of Fare Adjustment Due to Cost of Gasoline
§ 443.27 Prepayment of Fare
§ 443.28 Disputed Fares
§ 443.281 Service to be Rendered on Demand
§ 443.282 Response to Service Requests
§ 443.29 Cruising or Soliciting
§ 443.30 Loitering Near Public Hack Prohibited
§ 443.31 Fraud in Obtaining License
§ 443.32 Unlicensed Driver
§ 443.321 Waybills
§ 443.33 Exceptions
§ 443.34 Violations by Owners
§ 443.35 Violations by Drivers
§ 443.36 Suspension or Revocation of License
§ 443.37 Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights
§ 443.38 Fines for Violating Rules and Regulations
§ 443.99 Penalties
CHAPTER 445 - SIGHT-SEEING CARS
CHAPTER 447 - CARRIAGES
CHAPTER 449 - SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES, AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
TITLE VII: PARKING
TITLE IX: PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES
TITLE XI: WATER TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE XIII: HELICOPTERS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 443.012 Rules and Regulations
   The Commissioner of Licenses and Assessments is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as he or she shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall become effective ten (10) days after their publication in the City Record.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
§ 443.02 License Required; Application
   No public hack shall operate for hire upon the streets of the City without obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. Such licenses shall be issued as of December 1, and shall expire on November 30, next succeeding, unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Commissioner. Application for a license for a public hack shall be made by the owner upon the blank forms to be furnished by the Commissioner, and such application shall contain the full name and address of the owner, the class of vehicle for which the license is desired, the length of time the vehicle has been in use, the number of persons it is capable of carrying, and the motor power thereof, together with the indemnity bond required by Section 443.06.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 443.021 Association Agreements
   (a)   The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall not issue a license to any independent operator until the independent operator provides the Commissioner with evidence that he or she is a member of, and will operate as part of an association approved by the Commissioner. No association shall be approved unless:
      (1)   The association agrees to provide dispatching services to its members;
      (2)   The association adopts and requires the use of a uniform and distinctive color scheme for the hacks of all its members;
      (3)   The association agrees to provide service to the public in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
      (4)   The association agrees to assume the responsibility of collecting daily waybills and other operating records from individual members and maintaining the waybills and other operating records in one (1) location. Waybills shall be retained for a period of at least one (1) year and other operating records shall be retained for a period of at least three (3) months. At all reasonable times, the association shall permit any duly authorized officer or employee in the classified service of the City to examine all property of the association.
   (b)   Should the association membership of any independent operator be terminated, either by the independent operator or by the association, for any reason, the association shall immediately notify the Commissioner of this fact in writing. The Commissioner shall forthwith suspend or revoke any license granted under this chapter to the independent operator until the independent operator provides evidence that he or she has become a member of an association.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
§ 443.022 Company Compliance; License Revocation
   (a)   The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall not issue a license to any company except on condition that such company will assume all the responsibilities required of an association by Section 443.021(a).
   (b)   The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall suspend or revoke any license granted under this chapter to any company which fails to perform any duties required of associations by Section 443.021(a).
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
§ 443.023 Licenses Nontransferable
   Public hack licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be transferable from one (1) vehicle to another.
   Any person having a security interest of lien on any vehicle licensed as a public hack or on any equipment used in a public hack may notify the Commissioner of Licenses and Assessments of such security interest or lien. In the event the owner of such a vehicle or equipment does not apply for renewal of the license or the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses suspends or revokes the license of such vehicle, the Commissioner shall notify the holder of the security interest or lien of such occurrence.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
§ 443.024 Prohibited Uses on Roof Tops by Non-Licensed Hacks
   No owner or driver of a public hack, not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, shall operate, or permit to be operated, the vehicle with a cab roof sign or top containing the terms "taxi", "taxicab", "cab", "hack", or "public hack".
(Ord. No. 1510-2019. Passed 12-2-19, eff. 12-4-19)
§ 443.03 Number of Hack Licenses Fixed
   It is hereby determined that five hundred (500) licenses issued to owners of public hacks is sufficient to serve adequately the need for hack service in the City of Cleveland. Each public hack license shall be prominently displayed in the interior of the licensed vehicle.
   No owner or company shall be issued more than 350 cab licenses.
(Ord. No. 1820-06, § 2. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-14-06)
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