(a) This Chapter does not prohibit a driver from bringing passengers into the County if the trip originated in a jurisdiction where the driver and the taxicab are authorized to operate.
(b) Except to the extent expressly permitted by federal or state law, a person who does not have a license and identification card issued by the County, but holds a license issued by another jurisdiction, must not solicit business or pick up and transport passengers in the County unless:
(1) a passenger engaged the taxicab to bring the passenger into the County, wait for the passenger, and then take the passenger to another location; or
(2) the jurisdiction from which the individual holds a license has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Director under subsection (c) of this Section.
(c) The Director may enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions regarding the ability of taxicabs licensed elsewhere to pick up and carry passengers in the County.
(d) Any taxicab licensed in the County must only provide trips that either begin or end in the County, except a trip:
(1) dispatched under the operational procedure of the Metropolitan Airports Authority; or
(2) provided under a contract approved by the Director and on file with the Department.
(e) Any taxicab operating under a license issued under this Chapter must not obtain or operate under a license to provide taxicab service in any other jurisdiction. (2004 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1.)