City of Escondido, CA
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2024-05-08
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Chapter 26 Taxicabs and Automobiles for Hire
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 1A Administrative Remedies
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 Ambulances, Convalescent Service Vehicles and Wheelchair Buses
- Ch 4 Animal Control
- Ch 5 Bicycles and Nonmotorized Vehicles
- Ch 6 Buildings and Building Regulations
- Ch 6A Burglary, Robbery, Fire Alarm Systems
- Ch 7 Local Emergency
- Ch 8 Cable Communications Franchises
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Finance
- Ch 11 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 12 Food and Food Handlers
- Ch 12A (Reserved)
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 15 Junkyards and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 16 Licenses and Business Regulations Generally
- Ch 16A Massage Regulation
- Ch 16B Regulation of the Storage and Disposal of Medical Wastes
- Ch 16C (Reserved)
- Ch 16D Guest Registration Requirements for Transient Lodging Facilities
- Ch 16E Adult Businesses and Adult Business Performers
- Ch 16F (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Offenses—Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 18 Community Services Department
- Ch 19 Personnel
- Ch 20 Planning Commission
- Ch 21 Street Patrols
- Ch 22 Wastewaters, Stormwaters, and Related Matters
- Ch 22A Smoking Regulations
- Ch 23 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 24 Subdivisions (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Taxation
- Ch 26 Taxicabs and Automobiles for Hire
- Art 26-1 IN GENERAL
- § 26-1 Definitions.
- § 26-2 Effect of violations of chapter.
- § 26-3 Right to inspect taxicabs.
- § 26-4 Authority to order out of service.
- § 26-5 Notice to restore service after discontinuance.
- § 26-6 Refusal to restore service upon request is grounds for revocation of license.
- § 26-7 Regular operation required.
- § 26-8 Licensed drivers required.
- § 26-9 Repealed.
- § 26-10 Repealed.
- § 26-11 Disputes concerning fares.
- § 26-12 Unlawful to overcharge.
- § 26-13 Refusal to pay fare unlawful.
- § 26-14 Drivers to give receipt upon payment of fare.
- § 26-15 Ownership card: Display required; contents.
- § 26-16 Container: Required; contents.
- § 26-17 Device required to indicate whether taximeter is operative.
- § 26-18 Identification marker.
- § 26-19 Color scheme.
- § 26-20 Drivers to obey policemen, firemen.
- § 26-21 Council to designate stands.
- § 26-22 Parking in unreserved areas.
- § 26-23 Refusal of riders.
- § 26-24 Overloading.
- § 26-25 Drivers to take most direct route.
- § 26-26 Soliciting business.
- § 26-27 Cleaning of interior required.
- § 26-28 Posting of fares required.
- § 26-29 through § 26-37. (Reserved)
- Art 26-2 LICENSE
- § 26-38 Required.
- § 26-39 Applicant to file verified statement; contents.
- § 26-40 Power to issue or refuse issuance of license.
- § 26-41 Authority to refuse issuance to unqualified applicant.
- § 26-42 Authority to refuse issuance when applicant's color scheme, etc., deceives public.
- § 26-43 When city to refuse issuance of license.
- § 26-44 Inspection prerequisite to issuance of license.
- § 26-45 Comprehensive general and auto liability policies for taxicabs: Required; terms and conditions; amounts.
- § 26-46 Repealed.
- § 26-47 Repealed.
- § 26-48 Transferability.
- § 26-49 Cancellation of license.
- § 26-50 Fees enumerated; when payable.
- § 26-51 Proration of additional fee.
- § 26-52 Refund of fees.
- § 26-53 through § 26-62. (Reserved)
- Art 26-3 TAXIMETERS
- § 26-63 Required.
- § 26-64 Design and style.
- § 26-65 Location.
- § 26-66 To be kept accurate.
- § 26-67 Inspection and approval of prerequisite to vehicle operation.
- § 26-68 Subject to inspection; removal from streets if deficiencies found.
- § 26-69 Means required to render time mechanism operative or inoperative.
- § 26-70 Actuation of time mechanism.
- § 26-71 Unlawful use of flag.
- Ch 27 Towing Services
- Ch 28 Traffic
- Ch 29 Trailer Coaches and Trailer Parks
- Ch 30 Underground Utilities
- Ch 31 Water
- Statutory References
- Ch SR Statutory References for California Cities
- Tables
- Ch CCT Code Comparative Table
- Ch CTO Comparative Table - Ordinances
- Subdivisions and Zoning Code
- Ch 32 Subdivisions
- Ch 33 Zoning
- Ch OL Zoning Code Ordinance List and Disposition Table
Editor's note—The editors changed the Title of Ch. 26 from "Taxicabs" to "Taxicabs and Automobiles for Hire" in order to facilitate the inclusion of Art. 4. Art. 4 was repealed by Ord. No. 96-36, adopted Nov. 20, 1996.
Cross references—Licenses and business regulations
generally, Ch. 16; wheel tax, § 16-97 et seq.; traffic,
Ch. 28.
