No person shall drive a taxicab to which is attached a taximeter that has not been duly inspected and approved by the Police Department. All taxi meters shall be inspected and checked for accuracy by the Police Department periodically at the times and places prescribed by the Police Department. In addition, every taxi meter used in the operation of taxicabs shall be subject to inspection at any time by the Police Department. Upon the discovery of any inaccuracy in the taximeter, the operator thereof shall remove or cause to be removed from service the vehicle equipped with the taximeter until such taximeter shall have been repaired and accurately adjusted. No defective taximeter shall be repaired without the Police Department being notified nor placed back into operation without Police Department approval. The Police Department shall maintain a listing available to all certificate holders of the date and name of each individual whose taximeter had been inspected and the nature of any findings.
('70 Code, § 24-70) (Ord. 1977-51, passed 10-24-77) Penalty, see § 10.99