775.01 Definitions.
775.02 Jurisdiction.
775.03 License for vehicle.
775.04 Application for license; information required.
775.05 Certificate of necessity; fee.
775.06 Inspection of vehicles.
775.07 Bond or liability insurance.
775.08 License card; display.
775.09 Fees for licensing vehicles.
775.10 Inspection of licensed hacks; reports.
775.11 Revocation and suspension of licenses; transfers.
775.12 Taxicab drivers' licenses.
775.13 Examination of taxicab drivers.
775.14 Photograph and fingerprints of taxicab driver.
775.15 Form and terms of taxicab driver's license.
775.16 Taxicab driver's license certificate.
775.17 Renewal of taxicab drivers' licenses.
775.18 Fees for taxicab driver's license.
775.19 Taxicab drivers' licenses issued by other municipality in Cuyahoga County.
775.20 Suspension or revocation of taxicab driver's license; appeal.
775.21 Record of taxicab drivers' licenses.
775.22 Method of charging fares.
775.23 Rates of fares.
775.24 Prepayment of fare.
775.25 Cruising; soliciting.
775.26 Loitering near public hack.
775.27 Taxicab stands.
775.28 Immoral enterprise.
775.29 False representation.
775.30 Unlicensed driver.
775.31 Exceptions.
775.32 Suspension or revocation of license.
775.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.22, 715.66
Power to establish stands and fix rates - see Ohio R.C. 715.25
Commercial driver's license not required - see Ohio R.C. 4501.01(y)
Operation by minor prohibited - see Ohio R.C. 4507.321
Vehicle operation - see TRAF. Ch. 331
Vehicle equipment and safety - see TRAF. Ch. 337
Taxicab stands - see TRAF. 351.10
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Public vehicle” means every vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire excepting rapid transit railway cars, motor buses operating over regular routes and between fixed termini, and vehicles used solely for funerals, weddings and christenings.
(b) “Taxicab” or “public hack” means every public vehicle for hire for transportation of passengers for which public patronage is solicited in whole or in part upon the streets or in public or quasi-public places.
(c) “Taximeter” means any mechanical device by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically calculated, based upon distance traveled and upon the waiting time, which charge is plainly indicated by means of figures upon such device.
(d) “Automobile for hire” means every public vehicle which does not seek its business on the public streets and is driven by and is in charge of the owner or his or her agent.
(e) “Hire” means any fare, reward, donation or other thing of value which a driver or owner of a vehicle receives or accepts in return for furnishing taxicab service.
(f) “Owner” and “applicant” mean any person, firm or corporation who or which owns, controls or directs the operations of any public vehicle or derives any revenue or benefit from the operation of any public vehicle which operates on or over the streets of the City whether as owner, licensee, bailee or otherwise, except a driver, as defined in subsection (g) hereof.
(g) “Driver” means every person actually in charge of the operation of a public vehicle as a chauffeur thereof, whether such person is an owner, agent, servant or employee of the owner.
(h) “Taxicab stand” means those portions of the street set aside and designated by the Police Chief for the parking of taxicabs waiting for and seeking employment.
(Ord. 10505. Passed 12-6-54.)
The licensing and inspection of public hacks, the inspecting and sealing of taximeters, the examining of applicants for licenses to drive such public hacks, the licensing of drivers as hereinafter provided, and the enforcing of the provisions of this chapter, shall be under the control of the Police Chief. If a hack shall be disabled or disqualified for service or sold, the Chief may permit the use of a license granted for a public hack to be transferred and used for another, provided the hack complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 10505. Passed 12-6-54.)
(a) Every applicant shall be a holder of a Certificate of Necessity and shall file a written application with the Police Chief containing the following information:
(1) The full name, age and residence of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the full name, age and residence of each of the partners; and if a corporation, the full name of the corporation, together with the full name of its principal officers;
(2) The name under which the applicant will do business;
(3) The type of vehicle which is proposed to be used in such service, with information as to the age, carrying capacity, motor power and color scheme of the same, local symbols to be used and all other lettering or marks proposed to be used by the applicant on such vehicle;
(4) The number of vehicles proposed to be used, the rate of fare to be charged and the method of charging the same; and
(5) A statement that the applicant is capable of and will carry liability insurance, a bond or security agreement, as provided for in Section 775.07.
(b) The Police Chief may require information as to the applicant's financial responsibility or fitness and such other information as he or she may desire.
(Ord. 10505. Passed 12-6-54.)
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