This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a vehicle operating as a Dallas Area Rapid Transit ("DART") vehicle;
(2) courtesy vehicles;
(3) carpooling;
(4) the transportation of a person by a transportation-for-hire vehicle licensed by another governmental entity from a point outside the city to a destination inside the city, if the transportation-for-hire vehicle leaves the city without receiving a passenger inside the city;
(5) a motor vehicle used to transport persons for hire that is regulated by another chapter of this code, such as ambulances regulated under Chapter 15D, "Emergency Vehicles"; or
(6) a bus or shuttle vehicle that is:
(A) operated for a funeral home in the performance of funeral services;
(B) provided by an employer or employee association for use in transporting employees between the employees' homes and the employer's place of business or between workstations, with the employees reimbursing the employer or employee association in an amount calculated only to offset the reasonable expenses of operating the vehicle;
(C) owned and operated by the federal or state government, by a political subdivision of the state, or by a person under contract with the city for operation of the vehicle;
(D) used to transport children to or from school if only a fee calculated to reasonably cover expenses is charged;
(E) regulated by Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA);
(F) owned by a nonprofit organization and carrying only passengers associated with that organization, if no compensation is received from any other person for carrying the passengers; or
(G) operated under authority granted by the Surface Transportation Board. (Ord. Nos. 29596; 30180)