Chapter 9. Taxicab

§ 9242. Gearbox - Installation. All gear-reducing box or other parts required for the service operation of a taxi meter shall be permanently situated within the engine compartment of the taxicab, plainly visible for inspection and easily accessible for the application of security…

§ 9243. Security Seals - Provisions For. Adequate provisions shall be made for affixing lead-and-wire seals to a taxi meter and to other parts required for the service operation of a complete installation on a vehicle, so that no adjustments, alterations or replacements affecting…

§ 9244. Indications - Visibility of. Except when a taxi meter is being cleared, indications of fare and extras shall be clearly visible at all times and at least 10 mm high for the fare and 4 mm high for all other indications.

§ 9245. Reinspection. Whenever a taxi meter has been damaged, or repairs that might in any way affect the accuracy of its indications have been made, or any of the official security seals have been mutilated, such device shall not thereafter be used until it has been officially e…

§ 9246. Random Inspections. The Director or his representative may from time to time make random inspections of taxicabs and their equipment to assure compliance of all applicable rules and regulations. The verbal order or other orders of the Director or his representative to acc…

§ 9247. Taxi Meter Flag/Lever Employed. Except in any emergency, the taxi meter flag or lever-arm shall be activated (put in operation) whenever a passenger-for-hire is in the taxicab and the taxicab and the driver has begun his trip. No owner, taxi company or driver shall use or…

§ 9248. Vehicle Type. No vehicle shall be used as a taxicab or transportation-for-hire unless such vehicle is built for such purpose or is of a sedan type having a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, exclusive of the driver. The vehicle must be equipped with at le…

§ 9249. Vehicle Condition. No vehicle shall be operated as a taxicab unless it is reasonably clean and safe inside, so as not to damage the person, clothing or possession of a passenger. The vehicle’s exterior shall be reasonably clean and essentially free from cracks, breaks and…

§ 9250. Driver’s Report - Taxicab Condition. Every operator, taxicab owner or taxi company shall require its driver to report and every driver shall prepare a report listing any mechanical defects or deficiencies of the vehicle discovered by him during his operation of the vehicl…

§ 9251. Unsafe Taxicab - Operation Prohibited. No taxicab owner or operator shall permit or require a driver nor shall any driver operate a taxicab which a reasonable inspection would reveal, or the report of the last driver revealed, to be hazardous or likely to result in mechan…

§ 9252. Proper Exits - Requirement. No person shall ride or be required to ride within the closed body of any motor vehicle unless there are means on the inside thereof of 21 COL9292016 obtaining exit. Said means shall be in such condition as to permit ready operation by the occu…

§ 9253. Periodic Safety Inspection. (a) No person shall operate no shall any owner permit the operation of or cause to be operated, any taxicab without first passing a safety inspection and obtaining safety decal. (b) Every person operating a taxicab or registered owner thereof s…

§ 9254. Safety Decal - Issuance Without Inspection. No person or safety inspector shall issue a safety inspection decal to a taxicab without first conducting a thorough vehicle safety inspection as prescribed by the Department and finding said taxicab to be in safe operating cond…

§ 9255. Damaged Vehicle - Prohibited Use of. No taxicab operator, company or owner shall permit or require a taxi driver to operate a taxicab which has been damaged in an accident or by other causes unless the taxicab has been safety inspected by a person qualified to ascertain t…

§ 9256. Safety Decal - Removal of. The Director shall cause the immediate removal of the safety inspection decal from a taxicab which was involved in an accident. The taxicab owner shall, prior to the operation of the taxicab, cause the taxicab to be safety inspected by an author…

§ 9257. License Plates - Removal of. The Director shall cause the immediate removal of the registration license plates from a taxicab which was involved in an accident, incurring extensive damage to its working parts and requiring the services of a tow truck to arrive at its dest…

§ 9258. Accident - Report To Director. Every taxicab owner shall report the involvement in an accident of a taxicab registered his name to the Director or his authorized representative. The Director shall review the accident report and determine if the accident’s occurrence was c…

§ 9259. Tire. (a) Every taxicab shall be equipped with tires of adequate capacity to support its gross weight. (b) No taxicab shall be operated on ties which have treads that have been worn smooth, showing no tread impression on any part of the tire, or which exposes any tread fa…

§ 9260. Lights - Requirement, Interior. Every taxicab shall be equipped with a light capable of illuminating the interior of the taxicab and controlled by the operation of the doors or 23 COL9292016 manually controlled by the driver. Dome Light every taxicab shall have, installed…

§ 9261. Electrical Wiring - Protection Required. Electrical wiring shall not be visible within the confines of the taxicab. Wiring shall be grouped together and protected by non-metallic tape, braid or other covering capable of withstanding severe abrasion or shall be protected b…

§ 9262. Fire Extinguisher - Requirement. Every taxicab shall be equipped with a portable fire extinguisher capable of putting out fire caused by gasoline, oil, paper, clothing materials, electrical and other fires which may occur from the daily operation of a motor vehicle. The f…

§ 9263. Speedometer/Odometer - Requirement. Every taxicab shall be equipped with a speedometer and an odometer properly installed and maintained in good working order. No taxicab shall be used in taxicab service while its speedometer or odometer is not properly working or has bee…

§ 9264. Engine Steam Cleaning - Requirement. Every taxicab’s engine compartment and engine parts thereof shall be steamed clean as well as all hoses and electrical so as to clearly expose any and all leakages of gas, oil and other fluid necessary in the operation of a motor vehic…

§ 9265. Tinting, Shades, Curtain Prohibited. No taxicab licensed under these Subchapters, shall be equipped with shades, tinting or curtains which may shield the occupants or the driver from observation outside the vehicle. 24 COL9292016…

§ 9266. Trip Records. (a) All taxicab drivers shall, keep a Trip Record containing the following entries: (1) Number of passengers, time (to the minutes), date and odometer reading when leaving the boarding point. (2) The time (to the minute), date, fare charged and odometer read…

§ 9267. Receipts to be Issued. Every taxicab driver when requested by a passenger to do so, shall give a receipt showing his name, I.D. card number, driver’s number, the time, date and place of origin and destination of the passenger’s trip, and the amount of the fare. For every …

§ 9268. Individual Taxicab Records. It shall be the responsibility of every individual, operator or taxi company to keep, at all times, a complete record of all taxicabs it owns or services. Such record shall contain the name of the driver and address (if different from the owner…

§ 9269. Narcotics, Amphetamine and Other Dangerous Drugs. (a) No person shall operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle who is using any of the following substances: (1) A narcotic drug or any derivative thereof. 25 COL9292016 (2) An amphetamine or any formulation ther…

§ 9270. Intoxicating Liquor. (a) No person shall: (1) Consume an intoxicating liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating liquor within eight (8) hours before operating or having control of a taxicab. (2) Consume an intoxicating liquo…

§ 9271. Taxicab Over-Capacity Load. No taxicab may carry more adult passengers than the designed capacity of the vehicle, and no more children (except children under five (5) years of age carried in the arms of an adult) than can be seated comfortably on the seats. The taxicab mu…

§ 9272. Sleeping in the Taxicab. The practice of sleeping in the taxicab is prohibited. Every taxi driver is required to be at his rested and good appearance when reporting for duty. 26 COL9292016…

§ 9273. Advertising. No advertising or advertising device shall be placed on or in any taxicab without the approval of the Director.

§ 9274. Disorderly Person. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the operator of a taxicab may refuse to furnish transportation to a disorderly person.

§ 9275. Solicitation of Passengers. It shall be unlawful for a taxicab driver to harass or aggressively solicit passengers for hire, and it shall be unlawful for a taxi owner to permit the harassment or aggressive solicitation of passengers for hire.…

§ 9276. Complaints: Director Shall Notify. The Director upon receiving a complaint of a violation of these regulations against any driver or owner of a taxicab shall provide a copy of such complaint to such person with notice that an answer must be filed within ten (10) calendar …

§ 9277. Complainant: Notified of Non-Violation. If the fact as alleged in any complaint filed with the Director are clearly not in violation of these regulations, the complainant shall be so notified.

§ 9278. Complaint: Notification of Hearing. Where a complaint is forwarded pursuant to § 9276, a hearing thereon shall be held in accordance with the provisions of 16 GCA § 3312. 27 COL9292016…

§ 9279. Complaints: Filing Procedures Posted. There shall be displayed in a suitable frame on the back of the front seat of each taxicab, in such a position as to be clearly visible to passengers, a notice of the procedures to be followed by persons wishing to file a complaint ba…

§ 9280. Suspension or Revocation of Business Licenses of Taxicab Companies. The business license of a taxicab company may be suspended by the Director if he determines, pursuant to proceedings under the Administrative Adjudication law, that the licensee has been in substantial no…

§ 9281. Severability Clause. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or appl…

§ 9301. General Provisions: Title and Authority. The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation (“Director”) may designate one (1) or more employees of the Department as inspectors to determine whether persons subject to the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Regul…

§ 9302. Right of Entry and Inspection. Any employee designated pursuant to § 9101 shall have the following rights of entry and inspection: (a) Upon reasonable notice, to enter the business premises of any person subject to the requirements of the Regulations during regular busine…

§ 9303. Noncompliance with the Regulations. If any person subject to the requirements of the Regulations refuses or neglects to permit an entry or inspection that is authorized by these regulations, or, if the Director, after the making of an inspection that is authorized by thes…