(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