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An individual issued a taxicab driver’s permit shall maintain a current mailing address on file with the Police Department. The permittee shall notify the Chief of Police or his or her designated director of any change in this mailing address within five business days of the change.
(1998 Code, § 126-214) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005; Ord. 13-16, passed 6-19-2013)
OPERATING AUTHORITY HOLDER’S AND DRIVER’S REGULATIONS
(A) Holders. In the operation of a taxicab service, a holder shall comply with the terms and conditions of the holder’s operating authority and, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by the operating authority, shall comply with this chapter, regulations established under this chapter and other law applicable to the operation of a taxicab service.
(B) Drivers. While on duty, a driver shall comply with this chapter, regulations established under this chapter, other law applicable to the operation of a motor vehicle in the state, and orders issued by the holder employing or contracting with the driver in connection with the holder’s discharging of its duty under its operating authority and this chapter.
(1998 Code, § 126-231) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) A holder shall establish policy and take action to discourage, prevent or correct violations of this chapter by drivers who are employed by or contracting with the holder.
(B) A holder shall not permit a driver who is employed by or contracting with the holder to drive a taxicab if driver has failed to comply with this chapter, the rules and regulations established by the Director or other applicable law.
(1998 Code, § 126-232) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Filing; naming of city as additional named insured. Before any permit shall be issued under this chapter to any owner of a taxicab, or before any renewal of a permit shall be granted, the owner shall file with the City Secretary, and thereafter keep in full force and effect, a policy of public liability insurance approved by the Director or his or her designated representative, and executed by an insurance company duly authorized to do business in the state, and performable in the county, insuring the public against any loss or damage that may result to any person or property from the operation of the taxicab covered or to be covered by the permit. Such insurance policies shall name the city as an additional named insured, and such policies shall provide for prior notice of cancellation to the city as provided in this chapter.
(B) Minimum amount of coverage. The amount of insurance required by this chapter shall not be less than the following sums:
(1) For the injury or death of any one person in any one accident: $20,000;
(2) For total liability in any one accident or personal injuries or death: $40,000; and
(3) For injury or destruction of property in any one accident: $15,000.
(C) Minimum liability. The minimum amount of insurance liability shall never be less than the amount established by the statutes of the state under the Safety Responsibility Act, as may be amended.
(D) Persons protected. The public liability insurance required by this subchapter shall be for the protection of the passengers of the insured taxicab and for the public, but shall not cover personal injuries sustained by the servants, agents or employees of the person filing the insurance.
(E) Provision for continuing liability. All policies of public liability insurance required by this subchapter shall contain a provision for a continuing liability thereon up to the full amount thereof, notwithstanding any recovery thereon.
(F) Self-insurance. A holder may be self-insured in the manner prescribed by the State Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act (Tex. Transportation Code §§ 601.001 et seq.) if the Director determines that the holder can furnish protection of the same character and amount as if the insurance were carried by an insurance company. In considering authorization of self-insurance, the Director shall consider the financial fitness and the past record of management responsibility of the holder and may establish maximum coverage limits for which the holder may self-insure. If, at any time, the Director determines that a self-insured holder is unable to provide adequate self-insurance, the Director by written notice shall order the holder to acquire insurance from an insurance company, and the holder shall comply with the order not more than 30 days after the notice is served.
(G) Cancellation.
(1) If any insurer desires to be released from any insurance filed under this subchapter, it may give written notice of the desire to the Director at least 30 days before it desires its liability released, he or she must also furnish new assurance by the expiration of the 30-day period provided for in this division (G), and shall discharge the first insurer from any liability which shall accrue after the time of approval of the new policy, or shall discharge the first insurer after the expiration of the 30-day period.
(2) If any policy is so canceled upon the request of the insurer, and no new insurance policy is filed before the cancellation of the original insurance, the license to operate taxicabs granted to the insured shall be automatically revoked.
(H) City not liable for solvency of insurer; owner’s liability not affected; suits on policy. Neither the city, nor any officer of the city, shall be held liable for the pecuniary responsibility or solvency of any insurer under the provisions of this subchapter, or in any manner become liable for any sum on account of any claim or act or omission relating to the insured vehicle, nor shall the liability of the owner of any vehicle be in any manner limited or changed by reason of the provisions of this subchapter, but the judgment creditors having causes of action secured thereby shall be authorized to sue directly on such policy of insurance without impleading the city, and all persons known to any insurer to have been injured or damaged in the same accident and claiming damages thereunder may be made parties without priority of claim on payment in any suit had or instituted on account of such matters.
(1998 Code, § 126-234) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
(A) Each holder shall have company dress standards for drivers employed by or contracting with the holder.
(B) These standards must be kept on file with the Director and must include the following:
(1) A driver may not wear:
(a) Cutoffs or shorts;
(b) Tank tops or halter tops; or
(c) Outer apparel made of fishnet or undergarment material.
(2) Shoes must be worn at all times in the manner for which they were designed. A driver may not wear shoes or sandals without socks or hosiery and may not wear beach or shower thongs.
(3) A driver and the driver’s clothing must conform to basic standards of hygiene and be neat, clean and sanitary at all times.
(4) A driver’s hair must be clean and neatly groomed. Facial hair must be neatly trimmed.
(5) A holder shall specify and require an item of apparel or an item placed on the apparel to be worn by drivers employed by the holder, which item must be of such distinctive and uniform design as to readily identify the holder’s taxicab service and must bear the name of the holder’s taxicab service. The item specified by each holder must be approved by the Director to ensure that the drivers of one holder may be easily distinguished from the drivers of another and to ensure the neat appearance of drivers.
(6) While on duty, a driver shall wear the item specified by the holder who employs or contracts with the driver and shall comply with such other identification regulations prescribed by the holder’s operating authority.
(1998 Code, § 126-235) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Each holder shall provide its drivers with forms, approved by the Director, for maintaining a daily manifest. The form must include appropriate spaces for recording:
(1) Taxicab number, driver’s name, date, hours of operation, total miles, paid miles, units, trips and extras;
(2) Time, place, origin and destination of each trip;
(3) Number of passengers and amount of fare and other charges; and
(4) Other information required by the Director to aid in the discharge of these duties.
(B) Each driver shall complete a manifest on a separate form for each tour of duty. The driver shall provide the information required by the form and shall record the information with regard to trips at the end of each trip. The driver shall return completed manifest forms to the holder at the end of his or her shift.
(1998 Code, § 126-236) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
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