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§ 117.09 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, TRAFFIC RULES, UNLAWFUL ACTS.
   (A)   No taxicab shall be operated unless it is covered by public liability policy as required by the laws of the State of Illinois; provided, in no event shall such liability coverage be less than $100,000 per person, $300,000 per occurrence limits.
   (B)   It shall be the duty of every driver of a taxicab to obey all traffic rules established by the city and the State of Illinois.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly permit any taxicab to be used in the perpetration of a crime or misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12) Penalty, see § 117.99
§ 117.10 PASSENGERS.
   It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept as a passenger any person who seeks to use a taxicab, provided such person is not abusive and conducts himself or herself in an orderly manner. No person shall be admitted to the taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of that passenger. The driver shall take his or her passenger to the destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the taxicab.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12)
§ 117.11 RATES.
   Rates shall only be those approved with the license. For good cause shown, a licensee may petition the City Council for a rate change. No person operating any metered taxicab in the city shall charge in excess of city approved meter rates. No charge is allowed for packages that can be carried into the taxi or placed in a taxi trunk.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12) Penalty, see § 117.99
§ 117.12 POSTING OF RATES.
   The schedule of rates charged shall be posted in each taxicab in front of the passenger compartment in such a position that it will be in plain view of all passengers riding therein, and so lighted at night that it can be plainly seen.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12)
§ 117.13 TRANSFERS AND NEW DRIVERS.
   (A)   No tag or sticker for use of a vehicle as a taxicab may be transferred from one taxicab to another by the City Clerk except upon approval by the Chief of Police or designee indicating compliance with vehicle, insurance, and other requirements of this Chapter 117. A $35 transfer fee shall be required for any transfer from one taxicab to another.
   (B)   No new driver may take the place of an approved retiring driver except upon approval by the Chief of Police or designee indicating compliance with this Chapter 117.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12) Penalty, see § 117.99
§ 117.14 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
   The Chief of Police or designee, after holding a hearing, may suspend up to 30 days or revoke written approval for a driver or written approval of a vehicle for use as a taxicab for any violation of a requirement under this Chapter 117 for any other ordinance of the City of Marseilles, or any statute of the State of Illinois. The City Council, after holding a hearing, may suspend up to 30 days or revoke a license to operate a taxicab service in the City of Marseilles for any violation of a requirement under this Chapter 117 for any other ordinance of the City of Marseilles, or any statute of the State of Illinois.
(Ord. 1471, passed 4-4-12)
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