[Prior Code, Sec. 21-1]
It is unlawful to engage in the business of operating or driving
a taxicab or motorbus within the City without first having secured
an operator's or driver's license.
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-2]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A license that the driver shall be required to obtain before
operating any vehicle for the transportation of passengers for hire.
Includes any vehicle used to carry passengers for hire but
operating on a fixed route.
A license that the owner of the vehicle shall be required
to obtain before utilizing any vehicle for the transportation of passengers
for hire. If the operator (owner) and driver is one and the same person,
only the operator's license shall be required provided no other
person is permitted to drive the same vehicle at any time.
All motor vehicles operated for the transportation of passengers
for hire but not operating on a fixed route.
[Ord. 897, 1-4-1999]
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use any
automobile, autobus or other vehicle for the carrying of passengers
for hire within the City unless they obtain an operator's license
and pay a license fee at a rate established by resolution of the City
council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 16-104, Age of Vehicles
and State Inspection, and § 16-105, Vehicles and City Inspections,
were repealed.
[Ord. 897, 1-4-1999]
No person shall drive a taxicab or motorbus or be hired or permitted
to do so unless he is duly licensed by the state of Oklahoma to be
entitled to operate a taxicab for hire.
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-7]
No taxicab or motorbus shall be operated unless it is covered
by a bond or a public liability insurance policy of at least $50,000
for injury or death of any one person and $100,000 for any number
of persons in any one accident, and with a coverage of at least $25,000
for property damage in any one accident. Prior to the issuance of
any license for the operation of any such vehicle, the owner thereof
shall furnish to the City Clerk a certificate of insurance reflecting
the coverage herein required. Prior to the issuance of a permit to
operate any taxicab or motorbus, the insurance carrier shall be required
to agree that it will notify the City Clerk immediately of the cancellation
of such insurance for any reason; it shall be the responsibility of
the owner to secure such agreement.
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-8]
It is the duty of every driver of a taxicab or motorbus to obey
all traffic rules and ordinances of the City and of the state.
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-9]
It is unlawful to knowingly permit any taxicab or motorbus to
be used in the perpetration of a crime or misdemeanor, or for any
immoral purposes.
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-10]
A.
It is the duty of the driver of any taxicab or motorbus to accept
as a passenger any person who seeks to so use such vehicle. The driver
may refuse to accept a person as a passenger if the person is intoxicated
or conducts himself in a disorderly manner. No person shall be admitted
to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of the passenger.
B.
The driver of any taxicab shall take his passenger to his destination
by the most direct route available from the place where the passenger
enters the cab.
C.
It is unlawful for a passenger to fail or refuse to pay the lawful
fare at the termination of a trip.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 16-111 through
16-113, regarding driver's licenses and driver qualifications,
were repealed 1-4-1999 by Ord. No. 897.
[1982 Code]
A.
A taxicab license shall be revoked by the City council for any of
the following reasons:
1.
Upon conviction or violation of any federal or state law;
2.
For operating a taxicab or motorbus while drunk or under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beverage;
3.
For leaving the scene of an accident;
4.
For failure to make full report of an accident to the police department;
5.
For permitting any other person to use his license or certificate;
6.
For erasing or obliterating any official entry on his license or
identification certificate; or
7.
Upon conviction of a third major traffic violation during any one
license year. A "major traffic violation" is hereby defined to be:
[Prior Code, Sec. 21-15]
Any person, firm or corporation violating or aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation of any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a separate offense for each provision violated, and upon conviction shall be fined as provided in Section 1-108 of this Code.
