All taxicabs operated pursuant to this chapter shall conform
with all the provisions hereof.
(Prior code § 10-050.1)
Taximeters placed upon taxicabs to replace broken or faulty
meters shall under no condition be operated more than 24 hours prior
to being inspected, tested, approved and sealed by an authorized representative
of the City Manager.
(Prior code § 10-050.2)
It is unlawful for any owner or driver to operate any taxicab
in the City unless there is exhibited in a place designated by the
City Manager on the inside of said vehicle, a business license issued
by the City pursuant to Title 5 of this code.
(Prior code § 10-050.3)
Each taxicab shall bear, at such places on the outside of such
vehicle as shall be prescribed by the City Manager, an identification
number, and such number shall be of the size and design located on
the vehicle as shall be prescribed by the City Manager.
(Prior code § 10-050.4)
All taxicabs must be and conform to a color scheme approved
by the City Manager, and the Council may refuse a certificate to every
person whose color scheme, trade name and/or insignia imitates that
of any permittee in such manner as to deceive the public.
(Prior code § 10-050.5)
Each taxicab shall display a placard informing customers how
to file a complaint if they are dissatisfied with the service they
receive. The placards shall be visible to customers from the front
and back seats, shall be no smaller than eight inches by six inches
in size, and shall have a black background with white lettering no
smaller than three quarters of an inch high. The placard shall identify
the name of the taxicab company and the taxicab number. The placard
shall instruct customers to obtain the name of the taxicab driver
and to note the date and time of service. The placard shall also inform
customers of the telephone number for the taxicab company that may
be used to complain and that, as an alternative, customers may contact
the Stockton Police Department's Traffic Section, either in person
or by telephone, during normal business hours at 22 East Market Street,
Stockton, California 95202, (209) 937-8354.
(Prior code § 10-050.6)
