§ 6.72.370. Soliciting passengers.

No taxicab driver shall solicit passengers for a taxicab, except when sitting in the driver's compartment of such taxicab or while standing immediately adjacent to the curb. The driver of any taxicab shall remain in the driver's compartment or immediately adjacent to his vehicle at all times when such vehicle is upon the public streets; except that, when reasonably necessary, a driver may be absent from his taxicab for not more than ten consecutive minutes; provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be held to prohibit any driver from alighting to the street or sidewalk for the purpose of assisting passengers into or out of such vehicle.

(Ord. BL2000-325 § 1 (part), 2000)