It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver to operate any taxicab in the City of Carson unless such vehicle is equipped with a taximeter of such type, style, and design as may be approved by the City Administrator of said City, and it shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxicab to keep such taximeter in perfect condition so that said taximeter will, at all times, correctly and accurately indicate the correct charge for the distance traveled and waiting time, and such taximeter shall be at all times subject to inspection by the Chief of Police of the City of Carson, and said Chief of Police is hereby authorized at his instance or upon complaint of any person to investigate or cause to be investigated such taximeter, and upon the discovery of any inaccuracy in said meter, to remove or cause to be removed such vehicle equipped with such taximeter from the streets of the City of Carson until such time as said taximeter shall have been correctly adjusted.
(Ord. 50 § 6530)
Every taximeter shall register the charge to the nearest $0.10 and be equipped with a flag or other mechanical device with the words "For Hire" printed or stamped thereon, and said flag shall be so attached and connected to the mechanism of said taximeter as to cause said mechanism to operate when said flag is in a position other than upright and indicate that the taxicab is not for hire, and which said flag shall, when moved forward or downward, start the operation of said taximeter so that the same will operate in the manner defined herein.
(Ord. 50 § 6531)
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers to display the flag or device attached to such taximeter in such a position as to denote that such vehicle is for hire, or is not employed, or to have such flag or other attached device in such a position as to prevent said taximeter from operating, and it will be unlawful for any driver to throw such flag or other device of a taximeter into a position which causes said taximeter to record when such vehicle is not actually employed or fail to throw said flag or other device on such taximeter into a nonrecording position at the termination of each and every service.
(Ord. 50 § 6532)
The charges for transportation of passengers in taxicabs operated in the City of Carson must be based on the charges indicated on said taximeters and it shall be unlawful for any owner, driver, or operator of any taxicab to charge any passenger or passengers any sum in excess of the sum indicated on said taximeter.
(Ord. 50 § 6533)
The taximeter must be placed in said taxicab so that the reading dial showing the amount to be charged shall be well-lighted and readily discernible by the passenger riding in such taxicab.
(Ord. 50 § 6534)
There shall be displayed in the passenger compartment of each taxicab in full view of the passenger a card not less than four (4) inches by six (6) inches in size which shall have plainly printed thereon the name of the owner, or the fictitious name under which said owner operates, the business address and telephone number of said owner, and a correct schedule of the rates to be charged for conveyance in said vehicle, including rates for minimum flag drop, mileage and waiting time.
In addition thereto, such rates, including rates for minimum flag drop, mileage and waiting time shall be displayed on each side of the taxicab on the exterior of the front doors in letters not less than one-half inch in size in a color contrasting with the color of the taxicab.
(Ord. 50 § 6535; Ord. 72-225 § 1)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any taxicab as defined in CMC § 6500 to fix or charge or collect or receive a rate in excess of rates established and set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 50 § 6536)
It is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab, or other vehicle regulated hereby, to purchase, accept, receive, acquire, or to agree to purchase, accept, receive, or acquire any jewelry, watches, cameras, firearms, clothing, or any articles of personal property in payment of or as a pledge for the payment of any fares due and payable for conveyance in any taxicab or vehicle regulated hereby.
(Ord. 50 § 6537)
Any driver employed to transport passengers to a definite point shall take the most direct route that will take the passengers to their destination safely and expeditiously.
(Ord. 50 § 6538)
If requested, every driver shall give a receipt upon payment of the correct fare. In case of dispute the matter shall be determined by the Watch Commander at the Sheriff's Station. Failure to comply with such determination shall subject the offending party to a charge of misdemeanor.
(Ord. 50 § 6539)
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the lawful fare of any of the vehicles regulated by this Code after employing or hiring such vehicle, and any person who shall hire such vehicle with intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 50 § 6540)
No driver of any taxicab shall accept, take into his vehicle or transport any larger number of passengers than the rated seated capacity of his vehicle. Rated capacity shall mean: three (3) passengers in the back seat and two (2) in the front seat of the taxicab unless the rated capacity of a taxicab is otherwise designated in writing by the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 50 § 6541)
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.
(Ord. 50 § 6542)
It shall be unlawful for any taxicab to remain unattended at any place other than at a duly designated taxicab stand. It shall also be unlawful for any taxicab to remain unattended in a designated taxicab stand for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes, except when the Chief of Police grants, in his sole discretion upon written request a temporary waiver which would permit unattended parking in a stand for a longer period of time.
(Ord. 50 § 6543)
No driver shall deceive, or attempt to deceive any passengers who may ride in his taxicab as to his destination, or the rate of fare to be charged, or cause him to be conveyed to a place other than directed by him.
(Ord. 50 § 6544)
The driver of every taxicab shall keep a separate Manifest of every service rendered as such driver, which Manifest shall include the following information:
(a) 
Location where passengers entered vehicle.
(b) 
Time of entry.
(c) 
Location where passengers were discharged.
(d) 
Number of passengers.
(e) 
Amount of fare collected.
The owner of every such taxicab shall keep said Manifests in his office files for a period of ninety (90) days after date of service rendered, and the same shall at all convenient times be open to examination by any authorized representative of the City Administrator. The falsifying of any Manifest by an owner or by a driver shall be grounds for revocation of the owner's certificate.
(Ord. 50 § 6545)
It shall be the duty of the driver of every taxicab, occupied, to receive and carry on such taxicab all persons who apply for passage thereon along its route and tender the proper fare therefor, except persons who are intoxicated or are conducting themselves in a boisterous or disorderly manner.
(Ord. 50 § 6546)
The services of a taxicab operating pursuant to any Certificate granted under the provisions of this Code shall be available only upon telephone call, engagement of the taxicab when parked at a regular stand or when hailed from the street, sidewalk, or curb, but not otherwise. No taxicab driver, owner, or his agent shall solicit passengers.
(Ord. 50 § 6547)
The number of taxicabs authorized by a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity shall be based on twenty-four (24) hour service unless otherwise specified by the City Council.
(Ord. 50 § 6548)