Every taxicab operated in the City shall have painted upon the side of the cab the name of the owner or the fictitious name under which the owner operates, together with the number of the permit granted to such owner. The lettering and signs to be displayed on any taxicab shall be subject at all times to the approval of the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
Every owner operating a taxicab in the City shall adopt a characteristic color scheme and shall use it on all vehicles operated under the owner's permit. No change whatsoever in the color scheme or distinguishing characteristics of any taxicab shall be made without written permission from the Chief of Police, and it is unlawful for any person soliciting patronage for any public motor vehicle to represent by word or sign, insignia or accoutrements, that the motor vehicle for which he is soliciting such patronage is a vehicle owned or operated by other than the actual owner.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It is unlawful for any owner or driver to operate any taxicab in the City unless such vehicle is equipped with a taximeter, the location of which shall be directly in front of the glove compartment or close thereby.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxicab to keep such taximeter in perfect condition, so that such taximeter will at all times correctly and accurately indicate the correct charge for the distance traveled and waiting time.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999)
Each taximeter shall, while in use in the City, be equipped with an efficient illuminating device, either flexible or fixed, and so arranged as to enable the passengers to conveniently observe the meter and the amount of fare registered thereon.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
Every taximeter required by this article 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. Such flag shall be so attached and connected to the mechanism of the taximeter as to cause such mechanism to operate when the flag is in a position other than upright, and indicate that the taxicab is not for hire, and which flag shall, when moved forward or downward, start the operation of the taximeter so that the same will operate in the manner described.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999)
Every taxicab shall be at all times subject to inspection by the Chief of Police, and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to inspect any taximeter. Upon the discovery of any inaccuracy in the taximeter, the Chief of Police shall remove or cause to be removed any vehicle equipped with an inaccurate taximeter from the streets of the City until the taximeter has been adjusted.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab, while carrying passengers, to display the flag or device attached to any taximeter required by this article 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 the taximeter from operating. It is unlawful for any driver to throw such flag or device of a taximeter into a position which causes such taximeter to record when such vehicle is not actually employed, or to fail to throw the flag or other device on such taximeter into a nonrecording position each time a passenger is discharged and a fare collected.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999)
No owner or driver of a taxicab shall charge a higher rate for the use of a taxicab than the rates set by City Council resolution.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
The driver of every taxicab shall keep a separate waybill of every service rendered as a driver, which shall include the following information:
A. 
Location where passengers entered the vehicle;
B. 
Time of entry;
C. 
Number of passengers;
D. 
Location where passengers were discharged; and
E. 
Amount of fare collected.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999)
The owner of every taxicab shall keep the waybills required by LMC § 5.40.380 in his or her office files for a period of 90 days after the date of service rendered. The waybills shall at all convenient times be open to examination by the Chief of Police. The failure to keep a waybill or falsifying of any waybill by an owner or by a driver shall be grounds for revocation of his or her permit.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
The Chief of Police shall have the right, at any time after displaying proper identification, to inspect any taxicab to determine whether any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
The driver of a taxicab authorized to operate in any municipality other than this City may transport passengers from such municipality to a destination within or beyond the City limits of the City; provided, that the driver of such taxicab shall not seek or accept passengers within the City, except upon the return trip to such other municipality, and then only at a point designated by the Chief of Police, and shall accept only passengers whose destination is directed to a point beyond the limits of the City in the direction of the municipality from which such taxicab came. The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to the owner or driver of such taxicab while it is operated in compliance with the provisions of this section, and while similar privileges are granted by the municipality from which such taxicab came.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)