(A) Required. No person shall own or operate a taxicab unless it is licensed by the City Controller.
(B) Application. The owner of any taxicab who desires a license for the same shall make application to the City Controller in writing, stating therein the seating capacity of the taxicab proposed to be operated, with the maximum number of persons proposed to be carried at any one time, the registered number of the taxicab, and the fare to be charged each passenger for a single continuous passage.
(C) Public Passenger Chauffeur's License Required. An operator of a taxicab in the city shall possess a current valid Public Passenger Chauffeur's License issued by the state. It shall be the responsibility of the taxicab owner to file with the City Controller photocopies of the Public Passenger Chauffeur's License of each taxicab operator operating a taxicab for the taxicab owner within the city, and to maintain such filings in a current status.
(D) Fee. The annual fee to be paid for a taxicab license shall be $25 for each taxicab having a carrying capacity of five persons or less, and an additional license fee of $3 for each taxicab for each additional person with a capacity in excess of five.
('75 Code, §§ 23-3 to 23-7) (Am. Ord. 6250, passed 12-10-02) Penalty, see § 110.99
Cross-reference:
Licenses, see Ch. 110
Statutory reference:
Power of city to charge a license fee, see IC 36-1-3-8