All taxicabs shall be equipped with taximeters which are visible to passengers at all times. After sundown the face of the taximeter shall be illuminated. It shall be operated mechanically by a mechanism of standard design and construction driven either from the transmission or from one of the front wheels by a flexible and permanently attached driving mechanism. It shall be sealed at all points and connections where manipulation would affect correct reading and recording. Each taximeter shall have thereon a flag to denote when the vehicle is employed or not employed. It shall be the duty of the driver to throw the flag into a non-recording position at the termination of each trip. Any inspector or other officer of the Police Department is hereby authorized to inspect any meter with or without complaint of any person. Upon discovery of any inaccuracy therein, the person operating the taxicab shall be notified to cease operation, and the taxicab shall be kept off the streets until the taximeter is repaired and in the required working condition.
(Ord. 2009-007, passed 7-6-2009)