Any driver employed to transport passengers to a definite point shall take the most direct route possible that will carry the passenger to his or her destination safely and expeditiously.
(Prior code § 10-052.1)
All disputes as to fare shall be determined by the officer in charge of the police station. Any person failing to comply with such determination shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 10-052.3)
It is unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the lawful fare as fixed herein of any of the vehicles regulated hereby, after employing or hiring the same, and any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 10-052.4)
No driver of any taxicab shall accept, take into his or her vehicle or transport any larger number of passengers than the rated seated capacity of his or her vehicle. "Rates capacity" means: Three passengers in the back seat and one passenger in the front seat of a taxicab unless the rated capacity of a taxicab is otherwise designated in writing by the Chief of Police.
(Prior code § 10-052.5)
Whenever any taxicab is occupied by a passenger, or passengers, the driver shall not permit any other person to occupy or ride in said taxicab, except at the specific request of and originating with, the original passenger or passengers. This prohibition shall not apply to any multiple ride program wherein the passenger or passengers are being transported at reduced rates in consideration of such multiple ride program and the fare of each passenger is separately computed by mechanical or electronic taximeters.
(Prior code § 10-052.6)
It is unlawful for any taxicab to remain standing in any established taxicab stand, unless said cab is attended by a driver or operator, except when assisting passengers to load or unload, or when answering his or her telephone.
(Prior code § 10-052.7)
No driver shall deceive, or attempt to deceive, any passenger who may ride in his or her taxicab as to his or her destination, or the rate of fare to be charged, or shall convey any passenger, or cause him or her to be conveyed to a place other than directed by him or her and in no event shall any operator, or driver, take a longer route to the destination than necessary, unless so requested by the passenger or passengers.
(Prior code § 10-052.8)
It is unlawful for any owner to allow or permit any driver to operate or drive within the City a taxicab owned or under the control of said owner unless said driver has a valid permit issued to said driver pursuant to Chapter 5.88.
(Prior code § 10-052.9)
A. 
Taxicab owners and drivers shall respond to calls for service in as expeditious a manner as possible. Taxicab owners shall ensure that drivers are dispatched immediately upon the taxicab company's receipt of a call for service. Drivers dispatched by the taxicab company shall arrive at the call location within a reasonable time, not to exceed 45 minutes from the time the request for service was received by the taxicab company.
B. 
Upon receipt of a call for service, the taxicab company shall provide the requesting party and the driver who is dispatched to the call with an expected time of arrival within the allotted 45-minute response period. In the event a driver believes he or she shall be delayed and/or unable to respond within the designated time period, the driver shall immediately notify the taxicab company. Upon being so informed, the taxicab company shall immediately contact the requesting party and inform the requesting party of the anticipated length of the delay.
C. 
In determining whether service has been provided within a reasonable time period, such factors as the number of calls for service received in the applicable time period, traffic conditions for the route of travel, and the occurrence of other verifiable factors that are outside the control of the taxicab owner and/or driver shall be considered. Delays in response time occurring as a result of a driver handling calls not dispatched by or reported to the taxicab company shall not be considered a reasonable justification for the drivers failure to respond within the allotted 45-minute response time.
D. 
Failure by the taxicab owner and/or driver to provide service within the allotted 45-minute response time shall constitute an infraction, as defined in this chapter. In addition to any other penalties and/or remedies afforded pursuant to this chapter, four or more failures within a one year period to provide service within the allotted 45-minute response time shall constitute unsatisfactory services, as set forth in Section 5.84.090, and shall be considered sufficient grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a taxicab company's certificate of public convenience. Such revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the certificate of public convenience shall be made only after the taxicab owner has been afforded the opportunity to have a hearing before the Stockton City Council as set forth in Section 5.84.100.
(Prior code § 10-052.10)