§ 6.72.265. Taximeters.

A.

All taxicabs operated under the authority of this chapter shall be equipped with taximeters fastened in front of the passengers, visible to them at all times day and night. After sundown, the face of the taximeter shall be illuminated. Such taximeters shall be operated mechanically by a device of standard design and construction, operated either from the transmission or from one of the front wheels by a flexible and permanently attached driving mechanism. Each taximeter shall denote when the vehicle is employed and when it is not employed. It shall be the duty of the driver to activate such taximeter into a recording position at the beginning of each trip and to deactivate such taximeter into a non-recording position at the termination of each trip.

B.

Taximeters shall be subject to inspection by the taxicab inspectors. Any inspector is authorized, either on complaint of any person or without such complaint, to inspect any meter, and upon discovery of any inaccuracy, to notify the person operating such taxicab to cease operation. Such taxicab shall be kept off the highways until the taximeter is repaired and in required working condition to the satisfaction of the inspector.

C.

Taximeters shall be inspected, tested and sealed at least once every year by a taximeter company approved by the metropolitan transportation licensing commission. The commission shall establish rules setting forth the criteria by which taximeter companies may apply for approval.

(Ord. BL2000-325 § 1 (part), 2000)