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No company or driver shall:
(a) Fail to maintain, for a period of one (1) year, a written record of each trip made by such company or driver, which record shall include the time and date such passenger is picked up, the destination, time of arrival at such destination, the amount of fare collected for each trip and such other information as may be required by the Director.
(b) Fail to deliver to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses any waybill demanded by him or her.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
Any owner or driver of a vehicle, not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or of a vehicle, the license of which has been suspended or revoked, who engages in the business of a public hack as defined herein or attempts to engage in such business, or solicits for hire passengers upon the streets shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
Any person, not having been duly licensed as a public hack driver, or any person whose license as such driver has been revoked or any person whose license has been suspended, and who, during the time of such suspension, drives for hire a public hack upon the streets, shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
In addition to any penalty imposed, any licensee shall be subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her license upon conviction for any violation of this chapter or upon conviction of any offense set forth in Section 443.131. The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses may in his or her discretion and shall upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police suspend or revoke a license granted under any provision of this chapter, pending or in advance of the criminal prosecution of the licensee for any offense set forth in Section 443.131. In case of the refusal to issue a license or the revocation of a license by the Commissioner the applicant or licensee may appeal from such order in the manner provided by Section 403.09.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)
(a) No owner or driver shall operate or permit to be operated his or her taxicab unless a Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights, rate card, and other information required to be posted by regulations are securely affixed to the rear passenger windows of every taxicab in operation. The Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights shall be in a form provided by the Commissioner, which form shall state that all taxicab passengers have a right to:
(1) Ride with a driver, who:
A. is well-groomed and appropriately dressed;
B. is courteous;
C. speaks English;
D. is knowledgeable about the metropolitan area;
E. obeys all traffic laws;
F. does not use a cell phone for calls and/or texting while driving, including hand-held or hands-free devices;
(2) Ride in a safe, clean, and well-maintained taxi that has:
A. working air conditioning and heat, as appropriate;
B. clean cabin air that is smoke and chemical free;
C. reasonable silence;
D. working seatbelts for all passengers;
E. a clean cabin, exterior, and trunk;
(3) Take the most direct or shortest route to your destination, or to direct the route of your choice;
(4) Receive a receipt with information identifying the taxicab;
(5) Pay for your ride with a credit/debit card;
(6) Be accompanied by a service animal; and
(7) Eliminate or reduce your tip for poor service.
(b) The Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights shall display in plain view of every passenger the phone number for registering complaints.
(c) A driver or owner who fails to display a Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights as set forth in this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such failure to display said Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights.
(Ord. No. 598-13. Passed 5-20-13, eff. 5-23-13)
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