(A) While operating a taxicab, a driver on duty may carry only a person who is a paying passenger, unless the passenger is an employee of the taxicab service that employs or contracts with the driver, or a governmental inspector acting in an official capacity, or unless it is authorized by the holder’s operating authority.
(B) A driver may not carry at the same time more passengers than the designed seating capacity of the taxicab.
(C) The driver once engaged is considered out of service and not available for other occupants until the discharge of his or her fare, unless the fare agrees to the additional pickup.
(D) The driver may only collect one fare regardless of the number of passengers in the party taken to the same destination.
(1998 Code, § 126-254) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99