§ 5.32.420. Taximeters--Required--Operation.  


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  • A. It is unlawful for any carrier to operate any taxicab in the city unless such taxicab is equipped with a taximeter of a type and design which has been approved by the city council.
    B. The taximeter shall be of a type which will print and issue a receipt, and it shall be the duty of the carrier operating such taxicab, and the driver thereof, to keep such meter operating at all times within such standard of accuracy as may be prescribed from time to time by the city council.
    C. No passenger shall be carried in any cab unless the taximeter is in operation. This provision shall apply regardless of whether the taxicab is engaged for a trip entirely within the boundaries of the city or partially outside thereof, and such meter shall be kept operating continuously during the entire time it is engaged in the transportation of passengers for compensation regardless of the point of destination.
    (Prior code § 5.28.510 (Ord. 309 § 28(a), 1948))