A holder of a taxicab permit may charge only rates of fare which have been approved by the director at the time the permit was issued. A holder of a taxicab permit may propose a change in its rates of fare by filing the proposal with the city secretary for consideration by the director. The director may approve, disapprove, or modify the proposed change.
(Ordinance O-19-032, sec. 3, adopted 9/5/19)
(a) 
A holder shall provide the driver for each taxicab operating under its authority, printed cards or stickers containing the approved rates of fare of the holder. There shall be posted in two (2) conspicuous places on the inside of each licensed taxicab, a legible card of a size to be determined by the director, showing the rates allowed to be charged.
(b) 
While operating a taxicab for hire, a driver shall, in a manner approved by the director, prominently display two (2) rate cards or stickers inside the taxicab and two (2) rate cards or stickers outside the taxicab so that passengers can easily read them.
(Ordinance O-19-032, sec. 3, adopted 9/5/19)
A holder shall equip each taxicab with a taximeter, and a driver shall charge only a fee as computed by the taximeter. However, a holder may authorize a driver to make a flat rate charge for a trip to a destination which is not covered in the holder’s approved rates of fare, if the taximeter is kept in operation while the taxicab has a passenger within the scope of the area designated in the approved rates of fare.
(Ordinance O-19-032, sec. 3, adopted 9/5/19)
(a) 
A taximeter must accurately register in legible figures on the basis of both mileage and time under the rates and charges established herein. Figures denoting the fare must be illuminated when the meter is activated.
(b) 
A taximeter must be mounted in a conspicuous location in the taxicab in a manner approved by the director so that the face of the taximeter and the fare numerals may be easily seen and read by a passenger sitting in any part of the taxicab.
(c) 
The design of a taximeter is subject to approval by the director to assure that it complies with this section. No taximeter shall be used on any taxicab the type and design of which has not been approved by the director. Before installing a taximeter, taxicab owners shall submit the type and design of taximeter to the director. If the taximeter is capable of properly and accurately computing and registering on its face the charge for the distance traveled by and the waiting time of the taxicab, the director shall approve the taximeter. Virtual taximeters are acceptable but are subject to all requirements of this chapter.
(d) 
A holder shall cause each taximeter in taxicabs operating under its authority to be maintained in good operating condition. The director may establish a schedule of regular testing days and times for purposes of this section.
(e) 
A person commits an offense if he operates a taxicab that is:
(1) 
Not equipped with a taximeter; or
(2) 
Equipped with a taximeter that has been tampered with or altered, or that incorrectly registers or computes taxicab fares because of alterations to the taxicab.
(f) 
The following persons shall be responsible and subject to the penalty for a violation of subsection (g):
(1) 
The driver of the taxicab.
(2) 
The owner of the taxicab.
(3) 
The holder under whose authority the taxicab is being operated.
(g) 
Proof of taxicab ownership for purposes of this section may be made by a copy of the registration of the vehicle with the state showing the name of the person to whom the state license plates for the vehicle were issued. The person in whose name the vehicle is registered shall be deemed to be the prima facie owner of the vehicle. If the vehicle is not currently registered, the person in whose name the vehicle was last registered shall be deemed to be the prima facie owner of the vehicle.
(Ordinance O-19-032, sec. 3, adopted 9/5/19)
(a) 
Before changing the taximeter to indicate that the taxicab is vacant, a driver shall call the attention of the passenger to the amount of fare registered on the taximeter.
(b) 
Upon request by a person paying a fare, a driver shall give the person a legible receipt showing:
(1) 
The name of the holder under whose authority the taxicab is operated;
(2) 
The taxicab number;
(3) 
An itemized list of charges;
(4) 
The total amount of fare paid;
(5) 
The date of payment; and
(6) 
The driver’s signature.
(c) 
A holder shall provide each driver operating a taxicab under its authority with printed receipt forms adequate for providing the information required in subsection (b).
(Ordinance O-19-032, sec. 3, adopted 9/5/19)