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§ 113.105 SOLICITATION OF PASSENGERS.
   A driver may not solicit passengers.
(1998 Code, § 126-256) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 113.106 USE OF TAXICAB STANDS.
   (A)   While using a taxicab stand, a driver shall not:
      (1)   Go beyond 25 feet of his or her taxicab, except to assist a passenger as reasonably necessary after being engaged;
      (2)   Interfere with the orderly progression of taxicabs from the rear to the front of the taxicab stand;
      (3)   Perform or allow to be performed repairs or maintenance on a taxicab while parked on the taxicab stand;
      (4)   Assign or sell his or her position in a taxicab stand to another; or
      (5)   Interfere with a taxicab entering a taxicab stand on which there is a vacant space.
   (B)   A person shall not park a taxicab on a taxicab stand unless the taxicab is for hire.
   (C)   A taxicab left unattended in a taxicab stand is illegally parked and may be removed from the taxicab stand and impounded.
(1998 Code, § 126-257) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 113.107 CONDUCT OF DRIVERS.
   A driver shall:
   (A)   Act in a reasonable, prudent and courteous manner;
   (B)   Maintain a sanitary and well-groomed appearance in compliance with § 113.083(A) of this chapter;
   (C)   Not respond to a radio dispatch call assigned to another driver;
   (D)   Not consume an alcoholic beverage, drug or other substance that could adversely affect the driver’s ability to drive a motor vehicle;
   (E)   Not monitor the radio frequency of a taxicab company other than the driver’s own, nor respond to a call for service dispatched to another taxicab;
   (F)   Not possess a radio capable of receiving the frequency of a taxicab company other than the driver’s own;
   (G)   Not interfere with the Director in the performance of the Director’s duties; and
   (H)   Comply with lawful orders of the Director issued in the performance of his or her duties.
(1998 Code, § 126-258) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 113.108 RETURN OF PROPERTY LEFT IN TAXICAB.
   All drivers of taxicabs shall promptly attempt to return property left in their vehicles by passengers. If attempts are unsuccessful, the driver shall deliver to the Police Department of the city or to his or her employers all property left in the vehicles by passengers. If a driver delivers the articles to his or her employer, the employer shall deliver them to the Police Department.
(1998 Code, § 126-259) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 113.109 ESTABLISHMENT OF TAXICAB STANDS.
   (A)   Subject to the approval of the Director of Transportation and Planning, taxicab stands may be established of such character, number and location as he or she determines are required by the public convenience and necessity.
   (B)   A holder desiring the establishment of a taxicab stand must file a written request with the Director of Transportation and Planning.
(1998 Code, § 126-260) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005; Ord. 13-16, passed 6-19-2013)
§ 113.110 SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS REQUESTING TAXICABS FOR CUSTOMERS.
   An employee of a business establishment, other than a taxicab service, who acts as an agent in obtaining taxicab service for prospective taxicab passengers shall not:
   (A)   Solicit or accept payment from a driver or holder in return for giving preferential treatment in directing passengers to a driver’s taxicab; or
   (B)   Interfere with the orderly progression of taxicabs from the rear to the front of a taxicab stand.
(1998 Code, § 126-261) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
§ 113.125 FALSE REPRESENTATION AS TAXICAB.
   (A)   A person may not represent that a vehicle is a taxicab if the vehicle is not in fact a taxicab authorized by operating authority granted under this chapter.
   (B)   A person may not drive a vehicle in the city that is not a taxicab if the vehicle is marked, painted or equipped in a way that is likely to result in mistaking the vehicle for a taxicab.
(1998 Code, § 126-281) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99
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