201 of 1978 - Amending Title 43 relating to taxicabs - NOT PUBLISHED. Taxi cabs; taxicab; taxicabs; taxi; cab; cab December 20, 1978
Mr. John Wheat, Jr.
Deputy License Assessor
411 City and County Building
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Sir:
The Board of City Commissioners, at its meeting today, reviewed your
letter submitting an ordinance amending Title 43 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City relating to taxicabs.
After discussion of the proposed ordinance, the City Commission approved
the motion of Commissioner Glen N. Greener that the ordinance - BILL NO.
201 of 1978, be adopted and that Sections 43-1-4, 43-1-6 and 43-2-4 along
with other sections which refer to Class "B"taxicab certificated, be deleted
from this ordinance and referred to the License Department for further study
and information to be presented at a taxicab hearing on February 15, 1979.
The ordinance, as adopted this day, is to be prepared in proper form for
publication.
Yours truly,
City Recorder
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Attorney
Finance
Public Safety
Bountiful Taxi Service
City Cab Company
Salt Lake Transportation
Ute Cab Company
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ROLL CALL
VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, .. December 2Q19 78
Mr.Chairman
Agraz I move that the rcl'"ance be p.sed.
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Result AN- ORDINA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 43 of the Revised Ordinance of Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to taxicabs.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Title 43 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1965, relating to taxicabs, be, and hereby is amended as
follows:
Title 43
TAXICABS
Chapters
1. Definitions
2. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
3. Driver's License
4. Vehicles — Equipment and Maintenance
5. Taximeter Rules and Regulations
6. Rates
7. Service Regulations
8. Reports
9. Enforcement
Chapter 1
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
43-1-1. Scope of definitions.
43-1-2. Certificate.
43-1-3. Class A certificate.
,43-1-4. Class B certificate.
43-1-5. Class A taxicab.
/43-1-6. Class B taxicab.
43-1-7. Cleared.
43-1-8. Cruising
43-1-9. Taxicab driver's license.
43-1-10. Extras.
43-1-11. Face.
43-1-12. Fare.
43-1-13. Flag.
43-1-14. Holder.
43-1-15. Manifest.
43-1-16. Open Stand.
43-1-17. Person.
43-1-18. Taxicab.
43-1-19. Taximeter.
43-1-20. Waiting time.
43-1-21. Car pool.
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43-1-22. Small parcel delay delivery system.
43-1-23. Calendar day.
43-1-24. Calendar quarter.
43-1-25. Calendar six months.
43-1-26. Cab day.
43-1-27. In service.
Sec. 43-1-1. Scope of definitions., The words and phrases
when used in this title shall have the meanings defined and set
forth in this chapter.
Sec. 43-1-2. Certificate, "Certificate" Means a certificate
of public convenience and necessity issued by the Board of Com-
missioners authorizing the holder thereof to conduct a taxicab
business in Salt Lake City. It shall include both Class A and
Class B certificates.
Sec. 43-1-3. Class A certificate. "Class A certificate"
means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued
by the Board of Commissioners authorizing the holder thereof to
conduct a Class A taxicab business in Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-1-4. Class B certificate. "Class B certificate"
means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued
by the Board of Commissioners authorizing the holder thereof
to conduct a Class B taxicab business in Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-1-5. Class A taxicab. "Class A taxicab"means a
taxicab authorized to operate under a Class A certificate,
Sec. 43-1-6. Class B taxicab. "Class B taxicab" means a taxi-
cab authorized to operate under a Class B certificate.
Sec. 43-1-7. Cleared. "Cleared" means that condition of a
taximeter when it is inoperative with respect to all fare regis-
tration, when no figures indicating fare or extras are exposed
to view, and when all parts are in that position for which they
are designed to be when the taxicab to which the taximeter is
attached is not engaged by a passenger.
Sec. 43-1-8. Cruising. "Cruising" means the driving of a
taxicab on the streets, alleys or public places of Salt Lake City
in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire.
Sec. 43-1-9. Taxicab driver's license. "Taxicab driver's
license" means the permission granted by the Board of Commissioners
to a person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-1-10. Extras. "Extras" mean the charges to be paid
by the customer or passenger in addition to the fare, including
any charge for the transportation of baggage or parcels.
Sec. 43-1-11. Face. "Face" is that side of a taximeter upon
which passenger or customer charges are indicated.
Sec. 43-1-12. Fare. For Class A taxicabs "fare" means that
portion of the charge for hire of a taxicab which is automatically
calculated by the taximeter through the operation of the mileage
and time mechanism. For Class B taxicabs "fare" means that por-
tion of the charge for hire of a taxicab which is charged for the
transportation of persons on a flat fee basis from point of pick-
up to point of destination.
Sec. 43-1-13. Flag. "Flag" is the plate at the end of the
lever arm by which the operating condition of the taximeter is
manually controlled.
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Sec. 43-1-14. Holder. "Holder" means a person to whom
a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued,
Sec. 43-1-15. Manifest. "Manifest" means a daily record
prepared by a taxicab driver of all trips made by said driver,
showing time(s) and place(s) of origin and destination, number
of passengers and the amount of fare of each trip.
Sec. 43-1-16. Open stand. "Open stand" means a public place
alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere, in f;alt Lake City,
which has been designated by the Board of Commissioners as
reserved exclusively for the use of Class A taxicabs.
Sec, 43-1-17. Person "Person" includes an individual, a
corporation or other legal entity, a partnership and any unin-
corporated association.
Sec. 43-1-18. Taxicab. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle used
in the . transportation of passengers for hire over the public
streets of Salt Lake City and not operated over a fixed route
or upon a fixed schedule, but is subject to contract for hire
by persons desiring special trips from one point to another.
It does not include an automobile rental licensed under any other
section of these ordinances. Such term as used in this title
shall include both Class A and Class B taxicabs unless other-
wise specified.
Sec. 43-1-19. Taximeter. "Taximeter" means a meter instru-
ment or device attached to a Class A taxicab which measures mechani-
cally the distance driven and the waiting time upon which the
fare is based and which automatically calculates, at a predeter-
mined rate or rates, and registers, the charge for hire df a
Class A taxicab.
Sec. 43-1-20. Waiting time. "Waiting time" means the time
when a taxicab is not in motion from the time of acceptance of
a passenger or passengers to the time of discharge, but does not
include any time that the taxicab is not in motion if due to any
cause other than the request, act or fault of a passenger or
passengers.
Sec. 43-1-21. Car pool. "Car pool" means the use of a
Class A taxicab for the transportation of two or more persons
from their home to a designated downtown location or drop-off
point during morning hours and transporting two or more persons
from a designated downtown pick-up point to their homes in after-
noon hours in accordance with a pre-arranged agreement between
the taxicab company and the person being transported.
Sec. 43-1-22. Small parcel delay delivery system. "Small
parcel delay delivery system" means a system of delivering any
item which will fit in an 11-1/2 x 14-1/2 envelope, or smaller,
which will be picked up by a Class A taxicab driver and delivered
to its destination within one and one-half hours. The pick-up
and delivery of such small parcel shall be accomplished while
the Class A taxicab is idle; i.e., not enroute to picking up
or dropping off any passenger and not while any passenger is en-
route in said taxicab.
Sec. 43-1-23. Calendar day. "Calendar day" shall mean a
24-hour period from midnight to midnight.
Sec. 43-1-24. Calendar quarter. "Calendar quarter" shall
mean January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1
through September 30, or October 1 through December 31 of each
year.
Sec. 43-1-25. Calendar six months. "'Calendar six months"
shall mean January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31
of each year.
Sec. 43-1-26. Cab day. "Cab day" shall mean eight or more
hours during any calendar day.
Sec. 43-1-27. In service. "In service" shall mean that a
Class A taxicab is actually in use on the streets of Salt Lake
City, with a driver, and available for the transportation of
passengers for hire.
Chapter 2
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Sections:
43-2-1. Certificate required.
43-2-2. Certificate classification.
43-2-3. Class: A certificate..
, 43-2-4. Class B certificate.
43-2-5. Application for certificate...
43-2-6. Public hearing..
43-2-7. Notice to applicant and public..
43-2-8. Notice to holders of certificates,
43-2-9. Application for additional authority by holders.
43-2-10. Determination of need and issuance of certificate.
43-2-11. Existing franchises allowed certificates,
43-2-12. Liability insurance or indemnity bond required.,
43-2-13. Fees for issuance of certificate,
43-2-14. Vehicle license plate,
43-2-15. License required for all vehicles authorized,
43-2-16. Transfer of certificate,
43-2-17. Responsibility of holder.
43-2-18. List to be furnished.
43-2-19. Suspension and revocation of certificates.
43-2-20. Minimum use of taxicabs required.
Sec. 43-2-1. Certificate required.. No person shall operate
or permit a taxicab owned or controlled by him to be operated
as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of Salt Lake City without
first having obtained a certificate of public convenience and
necessity from the Board of Commissioners. For the purpose of
this section, the term "operate for hire upon the streets of Salt
Lake City" shall not include the transporting, by a taxicab
properly licensed in a jurisdiction outside the corporate limits
of Salt Lake City, of a passenger or passengers for hire where
any trip shall originate with the passenger of passengers being
picked up outside of the corporate limits of Salt Lake City and
where the destination is either within or beyond Salt Lake City
corporate limits. The term "operate for hire upon the streets
of Salt Lake City" shall include the soliciting or picking up
of a passenger or passengers within the corporate limits of
Salt Lake City whether the destination shall be within or
outside of the corporate limits of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-2-2. Certificate classification. Certificates issued
under the provisions of this chapter shall be classified into
Class A certificates and Class B certificates.
Sec. 43-2-3. Class A certificate. A Class A certificate shall
entitle the holder to conduct a full taxicab service within
Salt Lake City. The rights granted to a Class A certificate holder
shall include all rights granted a Class B certificate holder.
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Sec. 43-2-4. Class B certificate,. A class B certificate shall
entitle the holder to conduct a limited taxicab service within
Salt Lake City. Limited taxicab service shall mean the picking
up and dropping off of a passenger or passengers at any bus,
train or airport terminal within Salt Lake City for transporta-
tion to or from any destination outside of the corporate limits
of Salt Lake City. Class B certificate holders need not comply
with the provisions of this title when such provisions are
specified for Class A certificate holders or Class A taxicabs.
Sec. 43-2-5. Application for certificate. An application for
a certificate shall be filed with the license assessor and collec-
tor upon forms provided by Salt Lake City and said application
shall be verified under oath and shall furnish the following
information:
Cl) The name and address of the applicant and in the event
the application is made by a corporation, a certified copy of the
articles of incorporation. No application shall be made on behalf
of another person without disclosing that fact.
(2) The number of vehicles actually owned and the number of
vehicles actually operated by such applicant on the date of such
application.
(3) The number of vehicles for which a certificate of public
convenience and necessity is desired and the location of proposed
depots and terminals.
(4) The financial status of the applicant, including any
unpaid or unbonded judgments of record against such applicant,
the title of all actions and the amount of all such judgments
and the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to said
judgment.
(5) The experience of applicant in the transportation of
passengers.
(6) Any facts which the applicant believes tend to prove that
public convenience and necessity require the granting of a certi-
ficate.
(7) The color scheme or insignia to be used to designate the
vehicle or vehicles of the applicant.
(8) Any other facts and such other information as the Board
of Commissioners may, in its discretion, reasonably require.
(9) Classification of certificate desired.
Sec. 43-2-6. Public hearing. Upon the filing of an applica-
tion, the Board of Commissioners shall fix a time and place for
a public hearing thereon.
Sec. 43-2-7. Notice to applicant and public. Notice of the
public hearing provided in the preceding section shall be given
to the applicant by United States mail and notice shall be given
the general public of Salt Lake City by posting a notice of such
hearing in the office of the City Recorder.
Sec. 43-2-8, Notice to holders of certificates. Notice of
the public hearing provided in this chapter shall be given to all
persons to whom certificates of public convenience and necessity
have been theretofore issued.
Sec. 43-2-9. Application for additional authority by holders.
Upon the filing of an application for a certificate any present
holder of a certificate may apply for additional authority under
such certificate for the same or any lesser number of taxicabs
for which authority is asked in the application and such request
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for additional authority shall be heard in conjunction with the
application filed for which the hearing is scheduled.
Sec. 43-2-10. Determination of need and issuance of certificate.
If the Board of Commissioners finds that further taxicab service
in Salt Lake City is required by the public convenience and
necessity and that the applicant is fit, willing and able to
perform such public transportation and to conform to the provisions
of this ordinance, then the Board of Commissioners shall issue
a certificate stating the name and address of the applicant, the
number of vehicles authorized under said certificate, the color
scheme or insignia to be used to designate said vehicles, the
date of issuance and the classification of said certificate;
otherwise, the application shall be denied.
In making the above findings, the Board of Commissioners shall
take into consideration the number of taxicabs already in opera-
tion, whether existing transportation is adequate to meet the
public need, the probable effect of the issuance on the present
carriers, the probable effect of increased service on local traffic
conditions, the character, experience and responsibility of the
applicant, the number and kind and type of equipment and the
ability of the applicant to earn a fair return on the capital
invested.
Sec. 43-2-11. Existing franchises allowed certificates. All
holders of existing taxicab franchises at the effective date of
this title shall have a Class A certificate of public convenience
and necessity awarded to them, allowing them to operate the same
number of vehicles as they are presently authorized to operate,
without the hearing provided in the preceding section and with-
out a finding of public convenience and necessity; provided that
they file within sixty days after the effective date of this
title the applications required herein and pay the fees required
by this title and qualify under its other terms.
Sec. 43-2-12. Liability insurance or indemnity bond required.
No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued
or continued in operation unless there is on file with the City
Recorder a certificate of insurance executed by an insurance
company or association authorized to transact business in this
state, upon a form as prescribed by the Board of Commissioners,
that there is in full force and effect a policy of insurance
conditioned to pay any final judgment against the holder of said
certificate of public convenience and necessity for bodily injury
to or the death of any person resulting from the negligent opera-
tion, maintenance or use of taxicabs under such certificate, or
for loss or damage to the property of others, in the amount of
fifty thousand dollars for bodily injury to or death of one
person in connection with one accident and in the amount of
one hundred thousand dollars for injuries to or death of more than
one person for one accident and for damage to the property of
others in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars for one
accident. Such policy or policies shall cover all taxicabs used
or to be used. In lieu of the insurance herein provided for, the
Board of Commissioners may in its discretion accept a bond to be
approved by it under such rules and regulations as the Board of
Commissioners may prescribe, with a sufficient corporate surety
or not less than two personal sureties who shall be residents
and freeholders of this state, conditioned to pay all such
damages as are herein provided for.
Sec. 43-2-13. Fees for issuance of certificate. No certificate
shall be issued or continued in operation unless the holder there-
of has paid an annual fee of one hundred dollars for the right
to engage in the taxicab business, and forty dollars each year
for each vehicle authorized under a certificate of public con-
venience and necessity. Said fees shall be for the calendar year
201.
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and shall be in addition to any other fees or charges established
by proper authority and applicable to said holder of the vehicle
or vehicles under his operation and control.
Sec. 43-2-14. Vehicle license sticker. Upon the payment of
the fees provided for in Section 43-2-13, a vehicle business
license sticker shall be issued by the License Assessor and
Collector for each taxicab so licensed which sticker must be
affixed to each such taxicab on the passenger side in the lower
corner of the windshield of each such taxicab.
Sec. 43-2-15. License required for all vehicles authorized.
A holder is required to have the total number of vehicles authorized
under his certificate of convenience and necessity and to obtain
the license required by section 43-2-14 of these revised ordinances
for each and every vehicle. In the event the holder does not
license the total number of vehicles authorized by said certifi-
cate before February 15, of any year, he shall forfeit the right
to any vehicle not so licensed, that authority shall automatically
revert to the city and the certificate of convenience and necessity
shall be modified to reflect the total number of vehicles actually
licensed before February 15 of any year. Such forfeited right
to operate any vehicle may be reissued to any person; provided,
however, it shall not be reissued except upon application required
by section 43-2-5 of these revised ordinances and by a showing
of public convenience and necessity as required by section
43-2-1 of these revised ordinances.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a holder from having
vehicles in excess of the number authorized under his certificate
for the purpose of replacement or substitution of an authorized
vehicle under repair, maintenance or breakdown; provided, however,
any such vehicle shall not be used as a taxicab other than as
a replacement or substitution as herein provided. Each holder
shall be authorized to license additional vehicles, over and
above the number authorized in the certificate, as replacement
or substitution vehicles according to the number of vehicles
so authorized in the certificate. Any holder having authoriza-
tion for one to ten vehicles shall be allowed to license one
additional vehicle as a replacement or substitution vehicle.
Any holder having authorization for eleven or more vehicles
shall be allowed to license one additional vehicle as replacement
or substitution vehicles for each ten vehicles authorized in the
certificate.
Sec. 43-2-16. Transfer of certificate. No certificate of
public convenience and necessity may be sold, assigned, mortgaged,
leased or otherwise transferred or encumbered without the formal
consent of the Board of Commissioners after a public hearing
conducted in accordance with this chapter.
Sec. 43-2-17. Responsibility of holder. The holder shall
not be relieved of any responsibility of or compliance with the
provisions of this title whether he leases or rents taxicabs
to drivers, or whether he pays salary, wages or any other form
of compensation.
Sec. 43-2-18. List to be furnished. Holders shall at all
times have on file with the police department an up-to-date
list of the vehicles operated under their certificates, which
list shall contain the make, type, year of manufacture, serial
or engine number and passenger capacity of each vehicle
operated as a taxicab.
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Sec. 43-2-19. Suspension and revocation of certificates.
A certificate issued under the provisions of this title may be
revoked or suspended by the Board of Commissioners if the holder
thereof has (1) violated any of the provisions of this title;
(2) abandoned operation of a Class A taxicab service for more
than sixty days; (3) violated any ordinances of Salt Lake City
or the laws of the United States or the State of Utah, the viola-
tions of which reflect unfavorably on the fitness of the holder
to offer public transportation.
Prior to suspension or revocation, the holder shall be given
notice of the proposed action to be taken and shall have an oppor-
tunity to be heard.
Sec. 43-2-20. Minimum use of taxicabs required. No certificate
of public convenience and necessity issued in accordance with
section 43-2-1 of these revised ordinances shall be construed to
be either a franchise or irrevocable. It is the intent of the
Board of Commissioners that all Class A taxicabs authorized be
actually used for the transportation of passengers for hire. In
order to implement that intent, the Board of Commissioners hereby
impose the following requirements:
(a) Each taxicab authorized under a Class A certificate of
convenience and necessity must be in service a minimum of 75 cab
days during any calendar six months.
(b) Within thirty days after the end of each calendar six
months a holder of a Class A certificate must file a report with
the city license assessor's office. Such report shall be in
writing, signed by the holder or by some person authorized to
sign the same on behalf of the holder and must be properly verified.
Said report shall contain the following information:
(1) A list of all vehicles licensed under a Class A
certificate during the preceding calendar six months showing
the serial or engine number, the state license plate number
and the city business license sticker number for each vehicle.
Such list shall include any vehicle which has been salvaged
or otherwise removed from the fleet as well as the replacement
thereof.
(2) The number of cab days each such vehicle was in ser-
vice during the preceding calendar six months.
(3) The holder may also file with such report a written
statement of the circumstances that caused any Class A taxicab
to be in service for less than 75 cab days.
(4) A statement that the information contained in the report
was obtained from the company records and that all statements
contained in said report are true and accurate.
(c) In the event any Class A taxicab licensed under the pro-
visions of this title is not actually in service for the minimum
required 75 cab days during any calendar six months, the right
to operate that taxicab may upon at least 10 days notice to the
holder, and upon the hearing had therefor, be revoked by the Board
of Commissioners. The holder may appear in person or be represented
by counsel at such hearing to show cause, if any he has, why
the right to operate said taxicab should not be revoked. If, at
the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall find that the
holder has shown extenuating circumstances, the board may grant
continuance of authority. Upon revocation by the Board of
Commissioners of such authority, the Class A certificate of
convenience and necessity shall be modified to reflect the number
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of Class A taxicabs actually in service for 75 cab days during
such calendar six months and the unused portion of the license
fee will be refunded. Unused portion, for the purposes hereof,
shall mean any remaining calendar quarter in the calendar year
in which the revocation takes place. Said refund shall be
one-fourth of the fee paid for each such calendar quarter. Such
forfeited right to operate any vehicle may be reissued only upon
application required by section 43-2-5 of these revisedr,ordin
ances, and by a showing of public convenience and necessity as
required by section 43-2-1 of these revised ordinances.
Chapter 3
DRIVER'S LICENSE
Sections:
43-3-1. Unlawful to operate without license.
43-3-2. Allowance of operation without license unlawful.
43-3-3. Application for driver's license,
43-3-4. Verification of application and form.
43-3-5. Fee to accompany application.
43-3-6. Current state motor vehicle chauffeur's permit and
knowledge of city required.
43-3-7. Police recommendation form. Information required.
43-3-8. Photographs required.
43-3-9. Fingerprints required.
43-3-10. Physician's certificate required.
43-3-11. Recommendation of chief of police.
43-3-12. Board of Commissioners action.
43-3-13. Hearing upon rejection.
43-3-14. Issuance of license and badge,
43-3-15. Duration of license. Renewal.
43-3-16. Display of license.
43-3-17. Suspension and revocation of license.
43-3-18. New license prohibited to persons whose license has
been revoked. Exception.
43-3-19. Compliance with city, state and federal laws.
Sec. 43-3-1. Unlawful to operate without license. It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab, whether operated
as a Class A or Class B taxicab, for hire upon the streets of
Salt Lake City without having first obtained and having then
in force a valid taxicab driver's license issued by the police
department of Salt Lake City, under the provisions of this title.
Sec. 43-3-2. Allowance of operation without license unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or controls a taxicab,
to permit it to be driven, and no taxicab licensed by Salt Lake
City shall be so driven at any time for hire unless the taxicab
is operated by a driver who has then in force a valid taxicab
driver's license issued under the provisions of this title.
Sec. 43-3-3. Application for driver's license. An application
for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed with the police
department of Salt Lake City on forms provided by Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-3-4. Verification of application and form. The
application shall be verified by the applicant under oath and
he shall be required to swear to the truthfulness of the matters
contained upon the application.
Sec. 43-3-5. Fee to accompany application. At the time the
application is filed the applicant shall pay to the police depart-
ment the sum of four dollars.
Sec. 43-3-6. Current state motor vehicle chauffeur's permit
and knowledge of city required. Before any application is
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finally passed upon by the Board of Commissioners, the applicant
shall be required to pass a satisfactory examination as to his
knowledge of Salt Lake City and to show that he has a current
motor vehicle chauffeur's permit issued by the State of Utah
authorizing the transportation of passengers.
Sec. 43-3-7. Police recommendation form. Information re-quired. The prospective applicant for taxicab drivers license
shall be required to complete two police recommendation forms
containing the following information:
(1) The names and addresses of four residents of Salt Lake
City who have known the prospective applicant for a period of
thirty days and who will vouch for the sobriety, honesty and
general good character of the applicant.
(2) Experience of the prospective applicant in the transporta
tion of passengers.
(3) Education background of the prospective applicant.
(4) A concise history of his employment.
Sec. 43-3-8. Photographs required. The prospective applicant
shall be required to have a photograph taken of him at police
headquarters; applicants for renewal of taxicab driver's licenses
shall furnish an up-to-date photograph or have an additional
picture of him taken at police headquarters as shall be determined
and directed by the chief of police.
Sec. 43-3-9. Fingerprints required. The prospective appli-
cant shall be required to file with the chief of police two sets
of fingerprint impressions which shall be taken under the super-
vision of the chief of police.
Sec. 43-3-10. Physician's certificate required. The pros-
pective applicant shall be required to file a certificate from
a reputable physician of Salt Lake City certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not inflicted with any disease or
infirmity that might make him an unsafe or unsatisfactory driver.
Sec. 43-3-11. Recommendation of chief of police. The police
department shall conduct an investigation of each prospective
applicant for each taxicab driver's license and shall review all
of the information filed by the applicant as required by this
chapter. Upon completion of the investigation, the chief of
police shall recommend approval or disapproval of the proposed
application to the Board of Commissioners on the police recommenda-
tion form.
It shall be the duty of the chief of police to report in
writing to the Board of Commissioners any misrepresentation or
falsification by the prospective applicant on the police recommen-
dation form which may be uncovered by the police investigation,
and any such misrepresentation or falsification will constitute
just cause for the Board of Commissioners to refuse to issue a
taxicab driver's license or to suspend or revoke the same if
it has been issued.
Sec. 43-3-12. Board of commissioners action. The Board of
Commissioners shall, upon consideration of the application and the
police recommendation form required to be attached thereto,
approve or reject the application.
Sec. 43-3-13. Hearing upon rejection. If the application is
rejected, the applicant may request a personal appearance before
the Board of Commissioners to offer evidence why his applica-
tion should be considered.
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Sec. 43-3-14. Issuance of license and badge. Upon approval
of an application for a taxicab driver's license, the Board of
Commissioners shall issue a license to the applicant which shall
bear the name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph
of the applicant.
Sec. 43-3-15. Duration of license. Renewal. The taxicab
driver's license shall be in effect for the remainder of the
calendar year and the licensee may receive a new taxicab driver's
license for each calendar year thereafter upon the payment of
the fee of four dollars, unless the license for the preceding
year has been suspended or revoked.
Sec. 43-3-16 Display of license. Every driver licensed under
this title shall post his taxicab driver's license in such a
place as to be in full view of all passengers while such driver
is operating a taxicab and shall exhibit the said license upon
demand of any police officer, license inspector, or any authorized
agent of the license department of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-3-17. Suspension and revocation of license. The
Board of Commissioners is hereby given the authority to suspend
or revoke any taxicab driver's license issued under this title
for a driver's failing or refusing to comply with the provisions
of this title. However, a taxicab driver's license may not be
suspended or revoked unless the driver has been given notice and
has had an opportunity to present evidence in his behalf. Notice
of such hearing shall be deemed to be sufficient if it is mailed
to the address designated on the said taxicab driver's license
application at least ten days prior to said hearing.
Sec. 43-3-18. New license prohibited to persons whose license
has been revoked. Exception. No driver whose taxicab driver's
license has been revoked shall again be licensed as a driver
for licensed public vehicles in the city except upon presentation
of reasons satisfactory to the Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 43-3-19. Compliance with city, state and federal laws.
Every driver licensed under this title shall comply with all city,
state and federal laws. Failure to do so will justify the sus-
pension or revocation of a license by the Board of Commissioners.
Chapter 4
VEHICLES — EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Sections:
43-4-1. Inspection prior to licensing.
43-4-2. License upon satisfactory inspection.
43-4-3. Periodic inspections.
43-4-4. Clean and sanitary condition of vehicles.
43-4-5. Identifying design.
43-4-6. Prohibition against conflicting design.
Sec. 43-4-1. Inspection prior to licensing. Prior to the use
and operation of any vehicle under the provisions of this title
said vehicle shall be thoroughly examined and inspected by the
police department and found to comply with the requirements of
this chapter of these revised ordinances.
Sec. 43-4-2. License upon satisfactory inspection. When
the police department finds that a vehicle has met the standards
established by these ordinances, the license department shall
issue a sticker to that effect.
Sec. 43-4-3. Periodic inspections. Every vehicle operating
under this Title shall be inspected by the Police Department
twice each year, at an interval of nor more than six months, in
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order to make certain each vehicle is being maintained in a safe
and efficient operating condition in accordance with the following
inspection requirements:
(a) Tires: Tire-tread depth shall be not less than 1/16" of
an original, regrooved, or retreaded tire, with no cuts and
breaks in sidewalls.
(b) Body condition: There shall be no tears or rust holes
in the vehicle body, and no loose pieces hanging from the vehicle
body, including fenders, bumpers and light trim. No extensive
unrepaired body damage shall be allowed.
(c) Paint: All vehicles shall be properly and adequately
painted and numbered in conformance with the provisions of Section
43-4-6 hereof.
(d) Lights: Headlights shall be operable on both high and
low beam. Tail lights, parking lights, brake lights, and signal
lights shall all be operable. Interior lights and the lights
in the sign on top of the cab also shall be operable. All lights
must otherwise conform to applicable City ordinances and State
statutes.
(e) Wipers: Each vehicle shall be equipped with adequate
windshield wipers maintained in good operating condition.
(f) Brakes: Both the park and hydraulic or other brake system
must be operable. The foot-brake pedal must not be depressible
beyond a point 1 inch from the floor of the car.
(g) Steering. Excessive play in the steering mechanism shall
not exceed 3 inches free play in turning the steering wheel from
side to side.
(h) Mufflers. Mufflers shall conform to the requirements of
Section 172 of Article 9, Title 46, Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1965.
(i) Windows: The windshield shall be without cracks or chips
that could interfere with the driver's vision. All other windows
shall be intact and able to be opened and closed as intended by
the manufacturer.
(j) Door latches: All door latches shall be operable from
both the interior and exterior of the vehicle,
(k) Suspension: The vehicle's suspension system shall be
maintained so that there are no sags because of weak or broken
springs or excessive motion when the vehicle is in operation because
of weak or defective shock absorbers.
(1) Licenses: The taxi driver's license shall be properly
displayed in the manner prescribed in Section 43-3-17 hereof.
(m) Penalty: Failure to comply with any of the foregoing
requirements shall be grounds for refusal to issue or revocation
of the vehicle's license. The vehicle owner shall be required
to pay an inspection fee of $5.00 each time the vehicle is inspected
hereunder and fails to meet the foregoing requirements and said
vehicle shall not be used as a taxicab until all required repairs
have been made so that said vehicle shall have met the foregoing
requirements and a license sticker has been placed thereon.
Sec. 43-4-4. Clean and sanitary condition of vehicles. Any
vehicle operating under this title shall be subject to periodic
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inspections by the Police Department to determine that each vehi-
cle is being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in
accordance with the following rules and regulations:
(a) Engine: The engine and engine compartment shall be
reasonably clean and free of uncontained combustible materials.
(b) Exterior: The exterior of each vehicle shall be maintained
in a reasonably clean condition.
(c) Windows and windshields: The windows and windshields
shall be maintained in a reasonably clean condition.
(d) Interior: The interior of each vehicle shall be main-
tained in a reasonably clean condition, free of foreign matter
and offensive odors. There shall be no excessive litter in the
vehicle, and the seats shall be kept reasonably clean and without
holes or large wear spots. The door handles and doors shall be
intact and clean.
(e) Penalty: Failure to comply with any of the foregoing
inspection requirements shall be grounds for refusal to issue
or revocation of the vehicle's license. The vehicle owner shall
be required to pay an inspection fee of $5.00 each time the
vehicle is inspected hereunder and fails to meet the foregoing
requirements.
Sec. 43-4-5. Identifying design. Each taxicab shall bear
on the outside of each rear or front door in painted letters not
less than five-sixteenths inch stroke and more than two and one-
quarter inches in height, the name of the holder and the company
number, which number shall also be painted on the rear of the
taxicab and, in addition, may bear an identifying design approved
by the Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 43-4-6. Prohibition against conflicting design. No
vehicle covered by the terms of this title shall be licensed whose
color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia to be used
thereon shall in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners,
conflict with or imitate any color scheme, identifying design,
monogram or insignia used on a vehicle or vehicles already operat-
ing under the title, in such a manner as to be misleading or
tend to deceive or defraud the public; and provided further that
if, after a license has been issued for a taxicab hereunder, the
color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia thereof
is changed so as to be, in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners,
in conflict with or in imitation of any color scheme, identifying
design, monogram or insignia used by any other person, owner or
operator, in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive
the public, the certificate covering such taxicab or taxicabs
shall be suspended or revoked.
Chapter 5
TAXIMETER RULES AND REGULATIONS
Sections:
43-5-1. Taximeter required.
43-5-2. Basis of fare calculations. Time and distance mechan-
isms.
43-5-3. Operating indication.
43-5-4. Accumulated fare.
43-5-5. Protection of indications.
43-5-6. Visibility of indications.
43-5-7. Flag and lever arm requirements.
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43-5-8. Sealing of meters required.
43-5-9. Position in cab.
43-5-10. Illumination.
43-5-11. Subject to inspection.
43-5-12. Required inspections,
43-5-13. Seal after inspection.
43-5-14, Records of inspection.
43-5-15. Fee for inspection.
43-5-16. Removal from service for error in registration.
43-5-17. Inspection upon complaint,
43-5-18. Immediate inspection upon change in rates.
43-5-19. Flag to be used to denote employment.
43-5-20. Unlawful to leave flag in false position while
employed or unemployed.
43-5-21. Unlawful to use flag as signal for different rate.
43-5-22. Tempering with meter unlawful.
Sec. 43-5-1. Taximeter required. All Class A taxicabs
operated under the authority of this title shall be equipped with
taximeters which shall conform to the specifications set forth
in this title and such others as may be adopted from time to
time by the Board of Commissioners, with the exception that a
Class A taxicab operating exclusively as a pool vehicle, pursuant
to Section 43-7-24, need not be equipped with a taximeter. It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or to allow to be
operated any Class A taxicab without such taximeter, with the
exception that any Class A taxicab performing car pool services
under Section 43-7-24 or any Class B taxicab licensed under
Section 43-2-4 need not have such taximeter operative during
such trip and any Class A taxicab used exclusively as a car pool
vehicle or any Class B taxicab need not be operated with such
taximeter.
Sec. 43-5-2. Basis of fare calculations. Time and distance
mechanisms. Taximeters shall calculate the fares upon the basis
of a combination of mileage traveled and time elapsed. When the
taximeter is operative with respect to fare registration, the
fare registration mechanism shall be actuated by the mileage
mechanism and the fare registering mechanism shall be actuated
by the time mechanism whenever the Class A taxicab is held at
the passenger's instruction. Means shall be provided for the
driver of the Class A taxicab to maintain the clock mechanism
either operative or inoperative with respect to the fare register-
ing mechanism.
Sec. 43-5-3. Operating indication. It shall be shown on the
taximeter's face whether the mechanism is set to be operative or
inoperative, and, if operative, the character of fare registra-
tion for which it is set. While the taximeter is cleared, the
indication "not registering" or an equivalent expression shall
appear. If a taximeter is set to be operative, the indication
"registering" or equivalent expression shall appear.
Sec. 43-5-4. Accumulated fare. The fare indication shall
be identified by the word "fare" or by an equivalent expression.
Values shall be defined by suitable words or monetary signs.
Sec. 43-5-5. Protection of indications. Indications shall be
displayed through an entirely protected glass or plastic face
securely attached to the metal housing of the taximeter.
Sec. 43-5-6. Visibility of indications. Indications of fare
and extras shall never be obscured or covered except when a
taximeter is cleared.
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Sec. 43-5-7. Flag and lever arm requirements. A flag shall
be provided. The position of the flag and its associated lever
arm shall be mechanically defined, and displacement from any one
accidental or inadvertent changing of the operating condition
of the taximeter is improbable. The flag shall be at its highest
position when the taximeter is cleared, and in this position,
the whole of the flag shall be above the level of the taximeter
housing. Possible movement of the flag to an operating position
immediately following its movement to the cleared position shall
automatically be delayed enough to permit the taximeter mechanism
to come to complete rest in the cleared position.
Sec. 43-5-8. Sealing of meters required. Every taximeter
shall have adequate provisions for the affixing of a lead and
wire seals so that no adjustments, alterations or replacements
affecting in any way the indications, rates or accuracy of the
taximeter can be made without mutilating said seals. Such seal
shall be affixed by a weights and measures inspector of the
license department as hereinafter provided.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any Class A
taxicab at any time with the license department's seal of the
taximeter broken, mutilated or removed and any taxicab having
a broken, mutilated or removed seal must be inspected by the
license department and a new seal affixed by said department.
Sec. 43-5-9. Position in cab. When mounted upon a taxicab,
a taximeter shall be so placed that its face is in plain view
of any passenger seated on the rear seat of the cab, and shall be
so placed that the flag shall be visible from the sidewalk when
the flag is in the "for hire" position.
Sec. 43-5-10. Illumination. Its face shall be artificially
illuminated after sundown so that it is clearly visible to rear
seat passengers.
Sec. 43-5-11. Subject to inspections. All taximeters shall
be subject to inspection from time to time by the police depart-
ment and/or the license department of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-5-12. Required inspections. It shall be the duty
of the license department to inspect, test and seal with a city
seal every taximeter at least once every six months. This
inspection shall coincide with the police inspection required
under section 43-4-3.
It is further required that the semiannual meter checks shall
be required for every taxicab in which a meter is installed,
irrespective of whether or not that particular Class A taxicab
is in operation at the time of said inspections. When any
license department's seal has been broken,mutilated or removed,
the holder shall contact the license department and make arrange-
ments for the replacement of such seal.
Sec. 43-5-13. Seal after inspection. Said taximeters shall
be sealed at all points and connections which, if manipulated,
would affect their correct reading and recording.
Sec. 43-5-14. Records of inspection. The license department
shall keep a record of the identification of every taxicab meter
number and date of inspection thereof in its office.
Sec. 43-5-15. Fee for inspection. A fee of three dollars
shall be charged for each inspection.
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Sec. 43-5-16. Removal from service for error in registration.
No taximeter which is inaccurate in registration in excess of
three percent shall be allowed to operate in any Class A taxicab,
and when an inaccuracy in excess of three percent is discovered,
such taxicab involved shall immediately cease operation and be
kept off the highways until the meter is repaired and in proper
working condition.
Sec. 43-5-17. Inspection upon complaint. It shall be the duty
of said license department to make an immediate inspection of any
taximeter when complaint is received that the said taximeter is
registering incorrectly or not in accordance with the rate posted
in the Class A taxicab and set forth in this title.
Sec. 43-5-18. Immediate inspection upon change in rates. In
the event a change of rates is made, the taximeter shall be ad-
justed to the new rates and the taximeter of every Class A taxi-
cab in which a meter has been installed shall be immediately
inspected, tested and sealed by the said license department.
Sec. 43-5-19. Flag to be used to denote employment. Each
taximeter shall have thereon a flag to denote when the taxicab
is employed and when it is not employed. It shall be the duty
of the driver, when his taxicab is in service, to throw the
flag of the taximeter into registering position. Upon the com-
pletion of the service by the taxicab, it shall be the duty of
the driver to call the attention of the passenger to the amount
registered, to raise the flag so that the taximeter shall be
returned to the nonregistering position and its dials cleared.
Sec. 43-5-20. Unlawful to leave flag in false position while
employed or unemployed. It shall be unlawful for any driver operat-
ing a taxicab to throw the flag of a taximeter into a registering
position when such vehicle is not actually employed, or to throw
or maintain the flag in a nonregistering position when such
vehicle is employed.
Sec. 43-5-21. Unlawful to use flag as signal for different
rate. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab to display
the flag of the taximeter in such position as to denote that he
is employed at a rate of fare different from that authorized
under the provisions of this title.
Sec. 43-5-22. Tampering with meter unlawful. It shall be
unlawful for any driver of a taxicab, or any other person, to
tamper with or alter in any manner the taximeter on such taxicab.
Chapter 6
RATES
Sections:
43-6-1. Rates of hire established.
43-6-2. Notification of rates.
43-6-3. Display of fare rates.
43-6-4. Display of additional charges.
43-6-5. Receipts.
43-6-6. Unlawful to refuse to pay fare.
43-6-7. Unlawful to intend to defraud.
Sec. 43-6-1. Rates of hire established. An owner or driver
of a Class A taxicab may establish and charge mileage rates lower
than, but shall not establish and charge any mileage rate for the
use of a Class A taxicab greater than ninety-five cents for
flag drop and ten cents for each one-ninth mile or fraction thereof.
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An owner or driver of a Class a tazd cab: May establish and charge
a fixed rate for each trip; provided, however, the charge shall
not exceed the mileage rate established as the maximum rate author-
ized for Class A taxicabs.
Sec. 43-6-2, Notification of rates. Each holder of a'Class
A certificate shall file a schedule Of its maximum rate with
the license assessor and collector of Salt Lake City and shall
notify said assessor in writing of any change in said maximum
rate at least fifteen days prior to such new rate being placed
into effect.
Sec. 43-6-3, Display of fare rates. Every Class A taxicab
operated under this title shall have printed on the outside of
said cab, in a conspicuous place on said cab and of sufficient
size, legibility and in such manner as to be plainly visible to
all prospective passengers, the maximum mileage rates in effect
for the taxicab company operating said taxicab.
Sec. 43-6-4. Display of additional charges. All rates to
be charged for the use of a taxicab, Class A or Class B, other
than those required to be printed on the outside of a Class A
taxicab, shall be posted on the inside of the taxicab in such a
manner as to be plainly visible to all passengers.
Sec. 43-6-5, Receipts, The driver of any taxicab shall, upon
demand by the passenger, render to such passenger a receipt for
the amount charged either by a mechanically printed receipt or
by specially prepared receipt on which shall be the name of the
owner, license number or motor number, amount of meter reading
or charges, and date of transaction,
Sec. 43-6-6. Unlawful to refuse to pay fare. It shall be
unlawful for any person to refuse to pay immediately the legal
fare of any of the vehicles mentioned in this title after having
hired the same.
Sec, 43-6-7. Unlawful to intend to defraud. It shall be un-
lawful to any person to hire any vehicle herein defined with
intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired of the valud of
such service.
Chapter 7
SERVICE REGULATIONS
Sections:
43-7-1. Solicitation. by drivers prohibited. Exception.
43-7-2. Driver to remain with cab, Exception.
43-7-3. Prohibited type of solicitation.
43-7-4. Cruising prohibited. Exception.
43-7-5. Solicitation of other common carrier passengers
prohibited.
43-7-6. Passenger consent required for additional passengers.
43-7-7. Restriction on number of passengers,
43-7-8. Refusal to carry orderly passenger prohibited.
43-7-9. Driver solicitation of hotel business prohibited.
43-7-10. Unlawful to engage in liquor or prostitution traffic.
43-7-11. Vehicle to be used only for transportation,
43-7-12. Direct route required.
43-7-13. Open stands. Establishment.
43-7-14. Open stands. Use.
43-7-15. Open stands. Telephone installation.
43-7-16, Open stands. Prohibition for other vehicles.
43-7-17. Service required.
43-7-18, Twenty-four hour service required.
43-7-19. Answer all calls for service.
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43-7-20. Unlawful to fail to provide required services.
43-7-21. Advertising permitted.
43-7-22. Car pool services.
43-7-23. Small parcel delay delivery system.
Sec. 43-7-1. Solicitation by driver prohibited. Exception.
No driver shall solicit passengers for a taxicab except,when
sitting in the driver's compartment of such taxicab, while
standing immediately adjacent to the curb side thereof, or at
any authorized ground transportation stand.
Sec. 43-7-2. Driver to remain with cab. Exception. 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 street, except that, when necessary,
a driver may be absent from his taxicab for not more than twenty
consecutive minutes, and 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.
Sec. 43-7-3. Prohibited type of solicitation. No driver shall
solicit patronage in a loud or annoying tone of voice or by sign
or in any manner annoy any person or obstruct the movement of any
persons, or follow any person for the purpose of soliciting patron-
age.
Sec. 43-7-4. Cruising prohibited. Exception. No driver shall
cruise in search of passengers except in such areas and at such
times as shall be designated by the Board of Commissioners.
Such areas and times shall only be designated when the Board of
Commissioners, upon recommendation of the traffic engineer, finds
that taxicab cruising would not congest traffic or be dangerous
to pedestrians and other vehicles.
Sec. 43-7-5. Solicitation of other common carrier passengers
prohibited. No driver, owner or operator shall solicit passengers
at any intermediate points along any established route of any
other common carrier.
Sec. 43-7-6. Passenger consent required for additional
passengers. After the employment of the taxicab by a passenger
or group of passengers, no driver shall permit any other person
to occupy or ride in said taxicab without the consent of the
original passenger or group.
Sec. 43-7-7. Restriction on number of passengers. No driver
shall permit more persons to be carried in a taxicab as passengers
than the rated seating capacity of his taxicab as stated in the
license for said vehicle issued by the police department. A
child in arms shall not be counted as a passenger.
Sec. 43-7-8. Refusal to carry orderly passenger prohibited.
No driver shall refuse or neglect to convey any orderly and sober
person o.r persons, upon request, unless previously engaged or
unable or forbidden by the provisions of this title to do 'so.
Sec. 43-7-9. Driver solicitation of hotel business prohibited.
It shall be a violation of this title for any driver of a taxi-
cab to solicit business for any hotel, or to attempt to divert
patronage from one hotel to another.
Sec. 43-7-10. Unlawful to engage in liquor or prostitution
traffic. It shall be unlawful for any taxicab driver to sell
intoxicating liquor or to knowingly transport persons for the
purpose of buying liquor unlawfully, or to solicit business for
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any house of ill repute or prostitute. It shall also be unlaw-
ful for any taxicab driver to permit any person to occupy or use
his vehicle for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assigna-
tion with knowledge or reasonable cause to know that the same is
or is to be used for such purposes, or to direct, take, or trans-
port or offer or agree to direct, take, or transport any person
to any building or place, or to any other person, with knowledge or
reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing,
taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness or assignation.
Sec. 43-7-11. Vehicle to be used only for transportation.
It shall be unlawful for any taxicab driver to use his vehicle
for any purpose other than the transportation of passengers or of
small parcels.
Sec. 43-7-12. Direct route required._ Any driver employed to
carry a passenger to a definite point shall take the most direct
route possible that will carry the passenger safely and expedi-
tiously to his destination unless otherwise directed by t he pas-
senger, except that a driver may deviate to pick up or drop off
passengers at their homes when he is operating a Class A taxicab
as a car pool,
Sec. 43-7-13. Open stands. Establishment. The Board of
Commissioners of Salt Lake City is hereby authorized and empowered
to establish open stands in such place or places upon the streets
of Salt Lake City as it deems necessary for the use of Class A
taxicabs operated in the city. Said Board of Commissioners shall
not create an open stand without taking into consideration the
need for such stands by the companies and the convenience to the
general public and the recommendation of the traffic engineer.
The Board of Commissioners shall not create an open stand where
such stand would tend to create a traffic hazard.
Sec. 43-7-14. Open stands. Use. Open stands shall be used
by the different drivers on a first-come-first-served basis.
The driver shall pull on to the open stand from the rear and
shall advance forward as the cabs ahead pull off. Drivers shall
stay within five feet of their cabs; they shall not solicit
passengers or engage in loud or boisterous talk while at an open
stand.. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a
passenger from boarding the cab of his choice that is parked at
open stands. The Board of Commissioners shall prescribe the number
of cabs that shall occupy such open stands.
Sec. 43-7-15. Open stands. Telephone installation. The
Board of Commissioners may allow the Class A taxicab companies
to install telephones at such open stands for the purpose of calling
the terminal of said companies.
Sec. 43-7-16. Open stands. Prohibition for other vehicles.
Private or other vehicles for hire shall not at any time occupy
the space upon the streets that has been established as an open
stand.
Sec. 43-7-17. Service required. The holder of a Class A
certificate shall maintain, at all hours during the day or night,
sufficient Class A taxicabs with drivers to reasonably answer
all calls received. The telephone number of the central place of
business shall be listed under the company name in the white
pages, and in the yellow pages under the heading "taxicabs,"
of the Salt Lake City telephone directory. Any not so listed
at the time this ordinance is adopted or any company receiving a
new certificate of convenience and necessity shall be so listed
in the next issue of said telephone book.
Sec. 43-7-18. Twenty-four hour service required. Holders of
a Class A certificate of public convenience and necessity shall
maintain a central place of business and keep the same open with
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a person on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week,
for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs.
Sec. 43-7-19. Answer all calls for service. Holders of a
Class A certificate shall answer all calls received by them for
services inside the corporate limits of Salt Lake City as soon
as reasonably possible and if said services cannot be rendered
within a reasonable time, they shall notify the prospective pas-
sengers, to the best of their ability, how long it will be before
said call can be answered and give the reason therefor.
Sec. 43-7-20. Unlawful to fail to provide required services.
It shall be unlawful for any holder of a Class A certificate to
refuse to accept a call for service to any point within the
corporate limits of Salt Lake City at any time when such holder
has available Class A taxicabs, and it shall be unlawful for any
holder to fail or refuse to provide all service required by this
title.
Sec. 43-7-21. Advertising permitted. It shall be lawful
for any person owning or operating a taxicab or motor vehicle
for hire to permit advertising matter to be affixed to or installed
in or on such taxicabs or motor vehicles for hire.
Sec. 43-7-22. Car pool services. Notwithstanding all other
provisions of this title, it shall be lawful for any person owning
or operating a Class A taxicab where both such Class A taxicab
and operator are properly licensed under the provision of this
title, to provide car pool service at certain times of the day,
subject to the approval of the Board of City Commissioners.
Car pool service may provide transportation for a group of
passengers between their residences and such drop-off and pick-up
point areas within Salt Lake City as designated by the Class A
taxicab company subject to the approval of the Board of Commis-
sioners. A fixed price may be charged for such one-way car pool
service as provided by this title.
Sec. 43-7-23. Small parcel delay delivery system. Subject
to obtaining permission from the Public Service Commission of
the State of Utah, if any be required, Class A taxicabs which are
properly licensed under the provisions of this title are hereby
authorized to provide a small parcel delay delivery system for
the transporting of small parcels at a fixed rate as provided in
section 43-6-1 of these revised ordinances. it shall be unlawful
for the driver of any Class A taxicab to pick up or deliver any
small parcel while enroute to pick up or drop off any passenger.
Chapter 8
REPORTS
Sections:
43-8-1. Driver to keep manifests.
43-8-2. Manifest forms to be approved.
43-8-3. Manifests to be kept and made available to police
department.
43-8-4. Holders required to keep records.
43-8-5. Accessibility of records and examination.
Sec. 43-8-1. Driver to keep manifests. Every driver shall
maintain a daily manifest upon which is reported all trips made
during his hours of work, showing time(s) and place(s) or origin
and destination of each trip, intermediate stop, the number of
passengers and amount of fare and all such complete manifests
shall be returned to the holder by the driver at the conclusion of
his working day.
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Sec. 43-8-2. Manifest forms to be approved. The forms for
each manifest shall be furnished to the driver by the holder and
shall be of a character approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 43-8-3. Manifests to be kept and made available to police
department. Every holder of a certificate of public convenience
and necessity shall retain and preserve all drivers' manifests in
a safe place for at least the calendar year next preceding the
current calendar year, and said manifests shall be available
to the police department.
Sec. 43-8-4. Holders required to keep records. Every holder
shall keep accurate records of receipts from operations, operating
and other expenses, capital expenditures and such other operating
information as may be required by the Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 43-8-5. Accessibility of records and examination. Every
holder shall maintain the records containing such information and
other data required by this title at a place readily accessible
for examination by the Board of Commissioners.
Chapter 9
ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
43-9-1. Duty of police department to enforce.
43-9-2. Violations to be reported to Board of Commissioners.
43-9-3. Penalty.
Sec. 43-9-1. Duty of police department to enforce. The police
department and the license department of Salt Lake City are
hereby given the authority and are instructed to watch and observe
the conduct of holders and drivers operating under this title.
Sec. 43-9-2. Violations to be reported to Board of Commissioners.
Upon discovering a violation of the provisions of this title, in
addition to regular criminal proceedings, the police department
or the license department shall report the same to the Board of
Commissioners, which will order or take appropriate action
respecting the licenses or certificates of the persons involved.
Sec. 43-9-3. Penalty. Any violation of any of the provisions
of this title is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall
be punishable by a fine up to $299,00 or a jail sentence of up
to six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its
first publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 20th day of December , 1978,
MAYOR
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 201 of 1978
**NOT PUBLISHED**
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