A. All taxicabs shall be equipped with taximeters approved by the department.
B. It is a violation for any person to operate or to allow to be operated any taxicab without an operative taximeter.
C. All taximeters shall be mounted in locations approved by the department.
D. All taximeters shall be tested and sealed by the department every six (6) months and after a rate change, and no taximeter may be used without such seal being in place.
E. Nothing that could shield or conceal the indications and metered fare of the taximeter from passengers may be placed so as to block the face of the taximeter.
F. Taximeters shall have illuminated faces so as to provide visible indications of the meter's status and fare to the passenger in low light or after sundown.
G. Upon the completion of the service by the taxicab, it shall be the duty of the driver to call the attention of the passenger to the amount registered and to clear the taximeter of all fare indications so as to start at zero dollars ($0.00) upon the next fare.
H. Except as otherwise provided herein, it is a violation for any driver of a taxicab or taxicab business to charge a fare other than as calculated by the taximeter.
I. It is a violation for any driver of a taxicab or taxicab business to charge any extra that is not approved by the department, calculated by the taximeter, and which is not applicable to the current fare.
J. A top light shall be installed on every licensed taxicab. The top light shall be illuminated when a taxicab is available for hire and shall not be illuminated when the taximeter is placed into hire. (Ord. 67-14, 2014)