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(a) No person shall operate a public hack or other vehicle kept for hire or permit such to be operated, nor shall any license be issued until the applicant deposits with the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses the following:
A policy or certificate of liability insurance for each hack for which a license is sought, acceptable to and approved by the Commissioner and the Director of Law with the following limits: one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) per person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per vehicle, and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for property damage, or a combined single limit policy of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00). The license shall expire upon the lapse or termination of the policy of insurance;
(b) Such policy of insurance shall contain a provision for a continuing liability thereunder to the full amount thereof, notwithstanding any recovery thereon. If at any time, in the judgment of the Commissioner, the policy is not sufficient for any cause, the Commissioner may require the owner of such public hack to replace such policy with another approved by the Commissioner and the Director of Law;
(c) A self-insured retention plan that is equivalent or better, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, than the insurance described in this section may be accepted by the Commissioner in lieu of a policy or certificate of insurance.
(Ord. No. 599-11. Passed 6-6-11, eff. 6-13-11)
Every licensee shall furnish to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses not later than the third day of each month a full and complete statement of claims filed and judgments rendered against such licensee arising out of the operation of public hacks or vehicles, which statement shall be in such form as the Commissioner prescribes. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a violation of this section and cause for license suspension or revocation.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
If a public hack is found upon inspection to be of lawful construction, and in proper condition, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations established thereunder, and upon the payment of the license fees, the same shall be licensed by delivering to the owner a card of such size and form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. The card shall contain the official license number of the hack, together with the date of inspection of the same, and a statement to the effect that, in case of any complaints, the Commissioner shall be notified giving the license number of the hack. Such card shall be signed by the Commissioner, and shall contain blank spaces upon which an entry shall be made of the date of every inspection of the vehicle by the inspector. The license card shall be of a distinctly different color each year, and, in case of public hacks driven by mechanical power, the license number assigned thereunder shall in each case, be the same as that assigned to the vehicle for that year, pursuant to law. There shall also be printed upon such card the license number of such vehicle, which shall be conspicuously displayed within the hack as prescribed by the Commissioner.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
(a) The following annual license fees shall be paid:
For each taxicab | $75.00 |
For each coach (capable of carrying 9 or less passengers) | $75.00 |
For each coach (capable of carrying 10 or more passengers) | $150.00 |
(b) For licenses issued on or after October 1 in each year, only one-half (1/2) of the above fees shall be paid.
(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)
The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall maintain constant vigilance over all public hacks, to see that they are kept in a condition of continued fitness for public use. To this end, the Commissioner, through his or her inspectors, shall periodically inspect all public hacks, or on the complaint of any citizen, as often as may be necessary. The Commissioner is authorized to set any number of mandatory inspections at such times and places as determined by the Commissioner for purposes of inspection. Failure to submit to a required inspection shall result in the revocation of license. The Commissioner is authorized to set the standards of any inspection conducted under this chapter. Copies of such standards shall be made available seven (7) days before the inspection, and upon request. The Commissioner is authorized to charge and collect an inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour, or any portion thereof, for any inspection performed under this section. Reports in writing of all inspections shall promptly be made to the Commissioner.
(Ord. No. 598-13. Passed 5-20-13, eff. 5-23-13)
The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses upon his or her own initiative may, and upon recommendation of the Chief of Police shall revoke or suspend any license granted under this chapter if the vehicle is used for immoral or illegal purposes or if the vehicle is not in good condition and appearance, clean and safe. Licenses revoked for the reason that the vehicle has been used for immoral or illegal business or purpose shall not be reissued again. Licenses revoked because of the condition and appearance of the vehicle shall not be reissued until the vehicle and its appearance are put in fit condition for use by the public.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
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