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Result AN aRDINANCE
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. Cab day.
43-1-3. Calendar day.
43-1-4. Calendar quarter.
43-1-5. Calendar six months.
43-1-6. Car pool.
43-1-7. Certificate.
43-1-8. Cleared.
43-1-9. Cruising.
43-1-10. Extras.
43-1-11. Face.
43-1-12. Fare.
43-1-13. Flag
43-1-14. Holder.
43-1-15. In Service.
43-1-16. Manifest.
43-1-17. Open stand.
43-1-18. Person.
43-1-19. Small parcel delay delivery system.
43-1-20. Taxicab.
43-1-21. Taxicab driver's license.
43-1-22. Taximeter.
43-1-23. Waiting time.
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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. Cab day. "Cab day" shall mean eight or more
hours during any calendar day.
Sec. 43-1-3. Calendar day. "Calendar day" shall mean a
24-hour priod from midnight to midnight.
Sec. 43-1-4. 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. 43-1-5. Calendar six months. "Calendar six months"
shall mean January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31
of each year.
Sec. 43-1-6. Car pool. "Car pool" means the use of 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 down-
town pick-up point to their homes in afternoon hours in accordance
with a pre-arranged agreement between the taxicab company and the
person being transported.
Sec. 43-1-7. 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.
Sec. 43-1-8. 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. 43-1-9. 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. 43-1-10. 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. "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.
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.
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. In service. "In service" shall mean that 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.
Sec. 43-1-16. Manifest. "Manifest" means a daily record
prepared by a taxicab driver of all trips made by said driver,
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showing time(s) and place(s) of origin and destination, number
of passengers and the amount of fare of each trip.
Sec. 43-1-17. Open stand. "Open stand" means a public place
alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere, in Salt Lake City,
which has been designated by the Board of Commissioners as
reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.
Sec. 43-1-18. Person. "Person" includes an individual, a
corporation or other legal entity, a partnership and any unin-
corporated association.
Sec. 43-1-19. 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 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 taxicab is idle; i.e., not enroute to picking up or dropping
off any passenger and not while any passenger is enroute in said
taxicab.
Sec. 43-1-20. 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.
Sec. 43-1-21. 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. 43-1-22. Taximeter. "Taximeter" means a meter instrument
or device attached to a taxicab which measures mechanically the
distance driven and the waiting time upon which the fare is
based and which automatically calculates, at a predetermined rate
or rates, and registers, the charge for hire of a taxicab.
Sec. 43-1-23. 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.
Chapter 2
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Sections:
43-2-1. Certificate required.
43-2-2. Application for certificate.
43-2-3. Public hearing.
43-2-4. Notice to applicant and public.
43-2-5. Notice to holders of certificates.
43-2-6. Application for additional authority by holders.
43-2-7. Determination of need and issuance of certificate.
43-2-8. Existing franchises allowed certificates.
43-2-9. Liability insurance or indemnity bond required.
43-2-10. Fees for issuance of certificate.
43-2-11. Vehicle license sticker.
43-2-12. License required for all vehicles authorized.
43-2-13. Transfer of certificate.
43-2-14. Responsibility of holder.
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43-2-15. List to be furnished.
43-2-16. Suspension and revocation of certificates.
43-2-17. 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 or 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 out-
side of the corporate limits of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 43-2-2. 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:
(1) 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 and stating the
name of the person on whose behalf the application is filed.
(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 the
proposed central place of business and any other office to be
maintained.
(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.
Sec. 43-2-3. 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. 43-2-4. 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
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the general public of Salt Lake City by posting a notice of such
heraing in the office of the City Recorder.
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Sec 43-2-5. 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. 43-2-6. 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
for additional authority shall be heard in conjunction with the
application filed for which the hearing is scheduled.
Sec. 43-2-7. 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 provi-
sions 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; 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. 43-2-8. Existing franchises allowed certificates. All
holders of existing taxicab franchises at the effective date of
this title shall have 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. 43-2-9. 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 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
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of Commissioners may prescribe, with a sufficient corporate surety
or not less than two personal sureties who shall be redidents
and freeholders of this state, conditioned to pay all such
damages as are herein provided for.
Sec. 43-2-10. 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
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. 43-2-11. Vehicle license sticker. Upon the payment of
the fees provided for in Section 43-2-10, 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. 43-2-12. 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 43-2-11 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 shall be modified to re-
flect 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
43-2-2 of these revised ordinances and by a showing of public
convenience and necessity as required by section 43-2-7 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 vbhicles
shall be allowed to license one additional vehicle as replacement
or substitution vehicles for each ten vehicles authorized in the
certificate.
Sec. 43-2-13. 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. 43-2-14. 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.
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Sec. 43-2-15. 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.
Sec. 43-2-16. 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 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 violations 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. 43-2-17. Minimum use of taxicabs required. No certifi-
cate issued in accordance with section 43-2-1 of these revised
ordinances shall be construed to be either a franchise or irrevo-
cable. It is the intent of the Board of Commissioners that all
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 certificate 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 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 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 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 taxicab licensed under the provisions
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 certificate shall be modified
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to reflect the number of 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 full 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 43-2-2 of these
revised ordinances, and by a showing of public convenience and
necessity as required by section 43-2-7 of these revised ordin-
ances.
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 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 taxi-
cab, 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.
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Sec. 43-3-6. Current state motor vehicle chauffeur's permit
and knowledge of city required. Before any application is
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 driver's 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.
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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.
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
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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 not more than six months, in
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 be-
cause 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.
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Sec. 43-4-4. Clean and sanitary condition of vehicles. Any
vehicle operating under this title shall be subject to periodic
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 maintain-
ed 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 Commis-
sioners, 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
mechanisms.
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. Tampering with meter unlawful.
Sec. 43-5-1. Taximeter required. All 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 taxicab operating
exclusively as a car 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 taxicab
without such taximeter, with the exception that any taxicab per-
forming car pool services under Section 43-7-24 need not have
such taximeter operative during such trip and any taxicab used
exclusively as a car pool vehicle 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 taxicab is held at the passen-
ger's instruction. Means shall be provided for the driver of
the taxicab to maintain the clock mechanism either operative
or inoperative with respect to the fare registering 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 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 de-
partment 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 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 arrangements 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. 43-15-14. 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 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 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 taxicab 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
operating 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 taxi-
cab.
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 taxicab may establish and charge mileage rates lower than,
but shall not establish and charge any mileage rate for the
use of a taxicab greater than ninety-five cents for flag drop
and ten cents for each one-ninth mile or fraction thereof.
Sec. 43-6-2. Notification of rates. Each holder of a certifi-
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cate 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 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, legi-
bility and in such manner as to be plainly visible to all pros-
pective 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, other than those required
to be printed on the outside of 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. 043-6-7. 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 value 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.
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.
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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 or 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
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
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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 assigna-
tion.
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 the
passenger, except that a driver may deviate to pick up or drop off
passengers at their homes when he is operating a taxicab as a
car pool vehicle.
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 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 taxicab companies to install
telephones at such open stands for the purposes 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 certificate
shall maintain, at all hours during the day or night, sufficient
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 conven-
ience 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 certificate of public convenience and necessity shall maintain
a central place of business and keep the same open with a person
on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, for the
purpose of receiving calls and dispatching taxicabs.
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Sec. 43-7-19. Answer all calls for service. Holders of a
certificate shall answer all calls received by them for services
inside the corporate limits of Salt Lake City as soon as reason-
ably possible and if said services cannot be rendered within a
reasonable time, they shall notify the prospective passengers,
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 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 avail-
able 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 taxicab where both such 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 taxicab company subject to the
approval of the Board of Commissioners. 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, taxicabs which are pro-
perly 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 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 Commissioner;.
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 proceding 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 5th day of June , 1979. /'
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 81 of 1979
Published June 16, 1979
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pen met a taxicab owned or c in'o1 fd by ern to be Operated as a
City,Utah. Chicle tar hire open the streets of Soil Lake City without first
SEC I ION 1.That Title A3 of the Revised toe,and
of Sa1S from
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Lake City,Utah,1965.relating in taxicabs,M,a d hereby from he Board of Commissioners. For the d r of this
amended Os follows: _ 3 ion,the term"oparale for Hire upon the streets of SallLake Ie 4 Cily" eta 1 not rr Jude Ih0 transporting,by a taxicab properly
TA%ICABS licensed it -risdirt outside the corporate limits of Say l ake
or
Chapters City of a passengertu ossengers for hire where any trip shall
with t PPassengers being p1 ked
I.Definitions originatea s - e
2.Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessitydestination
iofo ie acorporate el ruins or Sall Lake City and where the
3.Vehicles License destinat'rhy is eter withln or beyond Salt Lake City corporate
4.Vehicles i ides and
and Maintenance limits.the term"operate for hire upon the streets of Salt Lake
5.Ratesaximet9r Rules ud Regulations City"shall include the soliciting or picking pore passengero
6. Passengers within the corporate limts of Salt Lake City whether
J.Repel I Regulations he destination shall be within or outside of the corporate limits of
N.Reports Salt Lake City.
i,Enforcement Sec.43-2-2.Application for certificate.An application for a
Chepler certificate shall be filed with the license assessor anti coil actor
n EFIN ITIfi1N5 upon terms provided by Sall Lake City and said application shah.
4]-3,I.Scone.r nerninn,f be verified under oath and shall furnish the following
information:
43 1.2.Cab day. (11 The name and address of the applicant and in the event
43-I-3.Calendar day.1 the application is made by a c0rvoration,a In copy of the
43 -d.Calendar suer ter. articles of incorpor ation.No application shall11 be made on behalf
43 1-5.Calendar sly men,- articles
another pen without disclosing that fact and dating the
43-1-6.Car ono,- n of the person on whose behalf the application is filed.
43 1-J.Clear icala name
Tee number of vehicles actually owned and the number of
43 1-0.Cruisitio vehicles actually operated by such anphcanf on the date of such
43.'.9 Cruisinn application.
.13.1-10-Fxtra. 13)The number al vehicles for which a certificate of v biic
-- "- -___r I n sed centrnience al placesofybus business eandaarty othed the cofrfice to be
484.11.1'oh" ail maintained.
2-L O.Fare. (41 The financial status of the applicant,including any
41-1-I t Had tuhe title of ail a or ctions and fit,amount recordments of all srnst uch iudgn enuch ll.5 alto
cenh
41-1-14-hiService_
Holder. the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to said iudgment.
411-1-15.i n Service
Si-1-t6.Open
(5) The experience of applicant in the transportation
4t.1-12.Peen stand p sengers.
43-I-pi.Person. - as(61 Any facts which the applicant believes lend to prove that
431.0.Snort parcel iP�Vav NOlnvOt'Y".v'Irm public c n -Hence and necessity require the g an thing Of a
63-1.^_0.l'auicab. certificate.ve
43.1.71.T<axic:ab drivers irceFive. IJI The color scheme or insignia to be used to designate the
43 d3-1-22.Waiting to vehicle or vehicles Of the applicant.
Sec.
00 1 1 s 11 I 'r i s.Tl00 I -and pi lrEn 10)Any the facts and h. information as the Board
yi.Ibisreasonably title hell 1 the am Sec.43 2 3 Public hearing.U the fing of an anaeicaf ni
used
chapter no a the Board of Commissioners shall fix a time and P a e for e
Sty.4:1-2.('all daY�"Cab day-strati into signs public hearing thereon.
houi-s aiding any calendardon S,c 4313 Calendar Jdid 'd4 3hatt ova.a _ 43 2 d.Notice I I d public.Notice f Inc
at aedI Witt 4t public M1 r g provided thei 1 1-I be e o
J Calendar -to C I. ( quaff,'.hail theapplicant n United State mail d noticen -0 ' n the
reu Y I throeaV Rtal-h 31,M t I th fab J 30 v t general public ! It Lake Cl by posting noticeof such
I through Senteelte'30,or October 1 through December 31 of each hearing
ea-ei
the office of the City Recorder.
She 13-25 Notice to holders of certificatrs.Notice of the
c hearing provided n this charter shall he given to:11
sna Sec.ail.10 Calendar six mottles."Ohtani!,wiz month,. prurbsons to where certificates of Public convenience and necessity
hail lean January i Irrotwil Jurre la and lily f Ihro toe have been theretofore issued
[lacenitner 3n or each year.
• Se 43-1-6 C pool-'Car iroul' fl d 1- d Sec.43-2 6.Applicahon Mr additiOnat authority by holders
Iwo or r -f V t 1 holder tl I Wing ce an rtificate t I appion ly I for additional teanyauthority ewe nt
a lot eY transportation '_
le., t J downtown location oldrop-oil p I t doring
a 1 1 hcertificate ro'the sane yes number of taxicabs for
doors d transporting I epalatal:of hours which authority s asked in to P l' and such request for
downtown with
repath! 000 1 between 1 1 additionalauthority shall be heard 1 with the
cord I - Ned appl cat or bled t which the hearingis ched i d.
andle hat transported. t.i..t Sec.4322 D t 1 net ne and issuanceI certificate.
cut S of ven e T-f 1 "Certificate" C If the Board of Commissioners1 reds that further I b service
public issued U con ucl aill Salt Lake City required red byf the publico e hen .and
t o n Hiss ones.,u0 and. Ise necessity
thereof t0 1d necessity and that the applicant s it.wiling and able to perform
taxicab Inu7-1-8.i,aril L+ktvCityP
Sec 47-1-a.Cleared.is "Cleared-mean,feral cmM a<r.l.r is vublhc ordinance,
th the transportation and to conform to the shall
isi su of
meter when it Is figures
With r:pent In for. this certificate
stet then the nerd and address
shac issue e
registration, when r extras 1 u number
of stating thelime under
Iola of theapplicant,ills
sowed to view,and to h all t Tax 1 1 that f 't f which ber of vehicle, e tl nsl5 said certificate,the col,
Then a re 1105lsnl'O to 1 M1. the to b to which the t- ter off o issuance,
cine or inothe wsignia t o b the a0P used l designate
shall abe denied.id vehicles'(hectare
s oR h d' f engaged by C : - I a I making theabovefindings,the Board of Commissioners
5 43-I-9.Cruising Ma f r. shall take tconsideration the number of taxicabs already in
tax c b the streets. II public - i Sad L k City ration, sh tl existing transportation d V i tomeet
a 1 1 soliciting f n the public need,the probable effect at the issuancet present
search.43-1•10.L 1 Extras 11P tt charge,r be I' s,the probable effect f eve - l traffic
addition i 11 conditions.the character, and responsibility of the
AnytSec charge l 'the transportation f baggage M n applicant,the number and kind d f Iequipment- d the
S 43 t 1.Fat M 'soli t si are de
indicated.Ib ity of the applicant to turn on the canto
Iwhlet r or 1charge,ns that portion f the I -'- invested.
4311F I Is -f ll calculatedb It Sec. 4329. Existingfranchises allowedcertificates.All
for 1 taxicab gh Ih which ration f 11 mileage 1 holders ofexisting taxicab franchises at the effective date fchi:
taximeter through
title shall II I' f 1 1 i publicand slily
i Ten Sec.l3-by II'cfi Flan. 'f--lag"is the pia.at Me e.ntl Of ltO lever awarded to them,allowing then'to operate the same number of
overall. old f the 1 f is vehicles .they arc present) h - d to without
r I without 1
mII trolled. n provided n the preceding 1 and tli 1 finding el
ran Sec 43 I1-14.Hold -Holder" I h publicen and necessity; C that he file nth e
of public eservi lebco and service"
halls meats'�I all a rsixtyiredays
here nrathe
nd pay the fees required by Ibis ihil and anlaih10
certificateSe d3 1 1 S In15 s d 1.other terms.
Ili tr t. I Sall Lake passengers
rlcl ffoJ
hitaxicab
e.nand ik Itl for the transportation P. Se In fe Lrublit v convenience
o- necessity
bond al required.
hire available cord or certificate ill
Opera co i unliss t ertl000 shall bee City
'lest"r idol ued Operation unless Ili ( with s City
n -tl by ed
idl ed bdrivert "Manifest.'
all iginanmade bysold d company
Recordercertificate 1 i - executed b e
and destination, <M.rassociation 1 / f Commissioners,s
Of oa t l) d 1 lint of re of each trip.
state, 1 prescribed by 11 Board I _
ofpSec ee and the o a bile Pl.Ke loll ithereone 'n Incn force d effect a path f Hsu a nee
Svc A]he J.curb
of slant.'Open stand' - conditioned to Par any final iudyment against the holder itl said
whichalongsidethe cub I:tO streetelsewhere,of
Salt Lake City.
which has been designated by IhC Board of Commis5ranerc as err cat of public convenience resulting
and necessity the nY for ig bodily open hafurY
vend exciushvelr for the Use 0r l"includei to an individnat. r onih 0f any a of to ccabs un Irons theert certificate,
or for tto`,
reseSec.43-1.IP. Person. Person partner And and any et damage to thy
property of
ter esuch etirli amouor of
Ioty
rnthon Or other legal entity.is p r damage to th0 property of ethers i .he use 01 hlfv
rated associali0n. includes
" "Small thousand dollars for buddy ioiu v to or death aft ne Person i i
cnfn5,5 A3-I-19-$mall arcel delay delivery connection with One accident and In the amount Of one h.rn0rcd
u system" system I delivering y thousand doll 1 t death f more than one person
Parcel chit delivery i y 11 /2ax IA-1/2 Idelivered or III fo o cci 1 df damage tothePertyn others in the pert which will nil'n - amount accident
twenty-fivethousand dollars 1 e accident.Such
which ill be picked a tan a I^.nx c-b driver ofpolicies shall cover all taxicabs used n to be used In
destination within o put the nick-up ,,, policyinsurance r
aye- -half h o droop 000b Ih0 Commissioners
ou of rioe m its di p.lone a for. the bond
t
taxidove Of r parcel-ball be ace Con 'u If may i0 its discretion 005 a bontl to be
cab is rdle�h small
orr0uty to pit'kinv up or dropping
and not whit - • mote _ :11 etlb ens indar such rules and uultleieof as the Board 0l
the pun C ib with regulations
t to surety
pass 3nspo Taxicab.n T gers tor moans 1 t less thanby personal t h shall be -dents and
streets Ili I Ito 1 1 I d t 1 d f I t f h Id I tli 'Y t d 1 d l av II h d ages as
upon a fSI1L k City _l l contract hire hy are h. di
fixedschedule.b l iring wecial trips t o n t Wile Inc Inanother.11 does S - 3.210.F f issuance l certificate.NOsharedunderinthel
of these ordinances. •r; _ 'd a f one hundred dollars for Inc right t.
'f Icab t. _rhe taxicab business, d f ty dollars each year for
• 5 43121 the
permission d o led b the Board o1 engageh I'1authorized d -lid 1 f public convenience
t drive - . p it streets 1necessity.Said I shall be 1 a Calendar year and smb
Commissioners to a pers. b d11 1 Ili fee charges b
Self Lake C IY Tprone,-
authorityd applicable t said holder f the vehicle vehicles
Si. dto 27.d vice attached 1 b n 1 under his t' e license
control.
root 1 111 t i.distance<lr IVe d th d t $ 3-2-11 V h I I' t k .Up0 the f inn.
which the face's based and whichautomatically1 f fees provided tor in Section 43 210 vehicle bos-ness license
1 I k -ill be issued b theL Assessor r
it l Colfec or for
pi edetornlmed role Co tales.and registers the h ( - eacn taxicab 1 d which slick, be ail xed to each
taxicab. th tOi- h taxicab I' sidethe lover(Omer of the
Se 43 23.Walt'to how."W't ! 1 each
when a taxrrab'sOOol rs lotion the from
timethe
ol Jiscnnr9r.but Joe r101 dStc.a43.21 2,Llcenh.t t b d fo vehicles authorized.A
Prelude arty lime that hie taxicab is net to motion it due to any holder is required to have lM1enie.tarot number of vehirlss authorized
Other Ihar the re fowl•act or lawn of a n sC rtiOr^ der Ilfs certificate of section
ienm and necessity and to Obtain
r Vr thed h i 43211 ofth d ordinanc,0t
Passengers. ChoP1Cr 2 f h- tl vehicle. thet t hold d of
CE RTIFICA1- DF PVBLICCONVPNIFNCF the total be ( eh- authorizedbY d 1'4'-ten
ANO NE CESSI TV before b. 15 1 any year.he shall forfeit the rig,in to any
v^h e o not sit.ieensed,that a dollio s shall a+o nnobcally revert
5 t' t 1. 't ,,id pm -fcak snail be Viet- ll 'oral
3 2L Certificate ion
1 rd. i f itl I actually licensed before F b IS f.ny
43.2-3.Public earin'ceriihcat c- year it4i turf 1-tl 'oo ate.any•eh may he reissued
43-2-4.Notice to hearing.. any ,.o or v,ded.however.ri shall not be reissued excerl
4325.N Lice to holders oifwi(Bleak, n r yr s o
13-2-6.Application for additional authority by 1o10es.
43-2 7.rteterminatlon of need and issuance of tertifhcal C.
43:21.Exlstrnq franchises allowed colt''tales. _
13 9 LnabiI fo insurance.or indnlonOb0 fwtrd r,gurrerl
43-2 T0.Foes IOr i.sUaneC of cerlifrcale.
43 t-11.Vehicle license sticker.
d312.12.license renulrad ter ail vehicles anlhori<ol.
4,113.Respo n ibilitvrof holder. //
41314.RcsnOi 81
43-2�15.List In foilurnishod.
Al)IJ.Minimum use of taxiicaitbs required he nt.s
(Addiiidntai 1(,gois 1 .eaa an ea q pr,n prptpern00 apnricarn-
1). history Oi big uired.ment-
ncLe
cal proerdiag padB) sP aequi e t oha a photograph The ken of himr pre police hall bar required to have a taken f him at police
Win acetic»flow enquired M section convenience
2 of these revised shall furnish
applicants up-to-date photograph
renewal of taxicab driver's Reposes
on a ncestilrre Pndev ion 402-7ofng heser revised
ordinances
and necessity shall lureish an token
ate eofluy faufi Or have an adtlitione
a.r required hv.terined d3Al of triagerfribitlordinances picture f him token 1 lice headquarters as shall be
s Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a holder from havinp determined and directed by the chief of police.
vehicle,in excessof the number authorized under his certificate
Sec.43 3-9.(Fingerprints required.The prospective applicant
for the Porno.Of replacement Or substitution of ab authorized shall be tl to bile with the thief f lice two sets f
.hide under repair,maintenance let breakdown; provided, fingerprint required
impressions which shall be taken under fee
however,any such vehicle shall not ben used as a laxicab other rs t the chief of Police,
•than as a lacemeni Or substitution as herein provided.Each Sac.locont.Physician's certificate nee certificate
The prrun,
holder shall he authorized tolicense th certificate,
vehicles,over and
tive a licanl shall be required to file a rtificate Iron,e
above the number vehicles
authorized In the certificate,as replacement reputable hysician of Salt Lake City certifying that,in his
or s authorized
f vehicles according to the number of vehicles so opinion. the applicant not inflicted with any disease or
authorized Ill the certificate Any holder having authorization for infirmity Taal might make him an unsafe or nsatisfnctoey
to Inn vehicles shall be allowed to license oneadditional •tlrlver.
one to
a a replacement or substitution vehicle.Any holder Sec.43-3-I I.Recommendation an i ern of chief of police.The police
having se leddrti for eleven ormorevehicles shall be allowed department shall conduct investigation of each prospective
to license one additional vehicle as replacement or substitution
y intunl for each taxicab an
s Ilcense and shall coulee all of
vehicles for each ten vehicles ertnorized in the certificate. the information filed by the applicant as required by this chapter.
Sec,d3x-13.Transfer of certificate.No certificate of public Upon completion of The investigation,the chief Of police shall
convenience aed necessity may he sold,assi d. o(gaged, r end approval or disapproval of the proposed application
leased n otherwise transferred or encumbered without the tile Board of Commissioners on the pollee recommendation I
formal consent of the Board of Commissioners alter a public
hearing conducted in accordance with this chapter. It shall be the duly of the chief of police to report in writing to
Sec 43-2-I4.Responsibility of holder.Thepre holder shall n01 he the Board of Commissioners any misrepresentation or enolafalsifica-
tionresponsibility orrents
withthe
by the prospective applicant on the Police recommendation i
provisions of ihla title whether he leases rents taxicabs to form which may be uncovered by the police investigation,and
drivers,or whether he pays-airy,weaes or any other form nl any such misrepresentation or falsification will constitute iu t i
cam gallon. se for the Board of Commissioners to refuse to issue a taxicab
Sec d3-1.15.List to be latehr'.d.Holders shall al all times issue. license Or two spsP¢nd Or reVrke the same if it has been•
have on file with the lice department an unto-date list Of the ssu d
vehicles operated under their certificates, whet, list shall Sec.ioners Board upon commissionerson the
The Board Of
contain the make.type,yeari manufacture,serial o engine Commissioners corn shall, consideration required
of the apphed tier and
teMr and Passers,rapacity of each vehicle¢npereted as a a e Police recommendaion form required to be attached thereto.
xleab. ape rove reject the application.
upon
Sec.432.16.Suspension and r vxa f cacti(lcates.A Ste dthe1].applicant
a action.If the ap
plication e
certificate Issued under the ovlsinns of this title may he rejected,the a neon(fn sslnnerssl a personal acne a e
hv ked ors suspended try the aBoard f Commisslonees 1f the Iplore the s ro 11 I Commissioners Ill offer sevidente why his
older thereof has(1)violated antl the provisions of this tine: apalica Is shovel be consideretl.
(2 i abandoned oecretion of a taxicab for more than sixty, an a
dcP cation.Issuan cartlb driver's
er'badense, Ma Boardl of
days;(31 violated any ordinances of Salt;Lake City or the laws of heaters for a taxicab driver's license, the Board I
the United States or the State of Utah, he unlefions of which bear Commissioners
address,shall udate e a loI birintennatvPecand phrrlograph
teffect unfavorably on the fitness of the holder to offer public hear applicant,
ranseorfatlon. Sec.d3-3-15. Duration of license. Renewal. The taxicab
Prior to suspension or revocation,the Milder shall be given driver's license shall be In etfeci Icr the remainder of the
notice of die p proposed action In be taken and Shell have an calendar y and the licensee° rtunity to be heard. driver's license for each calendar may w taxicab
P Sec. 3-2.11 Minimum use of taxlcaFS iced. Na nay uyear nless the firer u the
certificate Issued r dance with section d3-2-1 of these Preceding°f Me fee of four dollars, mess the license for the
revised ordinances shalt of
t trued to Ise either a franchise or a tiding✓ear has been suspended E revoked.
driV.
Sec.d3-316.post
his
a✓of ab driver's
is lic driver lich a place
under
Irrevocable.11 Is the dIntent of the Board r Commissioners that this title shall post ls taxicab driver's license In such a place as
and taxeeo eessor authorized in actually implement
the intent thy heard to cln full viewOf all passengers while such driver is aeeratinaa
s for Mire.hereby order to a thlementthat equir the Board
OfaC(((a)Fact,hersab Impose the following requirementh: taxicab i lfrcer'Ilcense inispecfo rode license
ihPo ttldemantl oh env
service Fact,
authorized 75 cab days¢r a duringi any calendast rrP in
license department of Salt Lake City- au agent be'Tr
the
a m q [ any c s of Commissionersp Pe hereby given thetl authority cenls su h et
or
aths. yoke any Tax:ire;
cab driver's license Issued under this Title fur a
(b1 WI thin thirty days alter the end of each calendar sty driver's failing monthstoa occsn holder of ff ce. uchtemust the a reportinwriting,with the oily p or refasinp ill comply with the PrOvisirns rf this
yhee older or vo som Such repro ohell btoe!sinhs mesigned drrroe However,a taxicab driver's license may not he susppntletl
by the holder or by some ben authorized ell sign the same on ked unless the driver has been given notice and hoes had an
behalf of the holder and must properly vet if led.Said report nnportunily fo r sent vitlence i pis hehaif.Notice 1 s
.shal)contain the following information: (tearing shall be deemed to be sufficient If i Is mailed to the
the ore edina of
lendarsixmio licensed thewit lal dr engine address designated t o the said taxicab afivars frcense
tuber,the stale license platen ben and the city business lids ¢afion at least ten On
prior Io said nearing.Sec,as bee New license-N if luc fo persons whose license
Ilcense sticker number for each vehicle.Such list shall include
has been revoked,Exception.Nr driver whuse taxicab driver's
chicle which has berryet salvaged or otherwise removed Iron, license has been yfevIked shall again be licensed es a tlrlver ter
the fleet as well as the replacement thm euf. gcensM public hlcles in the city except upon presents}ion Of
(11 tThe number of cab days each such vehicle ors In service r satisfactory to the Board of Commissioners.
during the preceding calendar six months. ea Sec ive,licensed
Corn liaace •with city,state and federal Iws.
statcmentnof heder ircumstances also fthat c with
ausedsuch
any taxicab tort a he in state
tev elfederlal laws.Failure to do so wit/jusr this title shall tifyl the sluspel ci°n
sang for ateess than t5 cab days. tiro Of a license pv the Board of Cammissieners.
(d)A statement that the information contained In the leerrl EHICLb— Chapter d was nLstainM from the corn records and that all sialemnnfs V ZUI PI'FiS AND MAINTENANCE
coot dined In said report are true and accurate- Sections:
(c)In the event any taxicab licensed under the previsions of 43-d-1.Licensethis upon satsfactory Inspecflon.
cab
dove during any calendar six months,the right to operate d3-<-3.Periodic Inspections.
hat taxicab may upon at least 10 days notice to the holder,and 13dd.Crean and sanitary rnridltlan Of vehicles.n the hcarino had therefor,be revoked by the Board I d3-65.Identl lying design.
Commissioners. The holder may an pear in person or he 434-6.Prohlbjfion against Lentlirtlnp design.nted by counsel at such hearing to show cause.If any he Sec.4.d3.any vehicle
nprior to licensing.Prior to the lisp and
represented
why the right te operate said taxicab should not be revoked nreration ofvehicle under the provisions of this
Ifle said
If, r the conclusion of the hearing,the board shall find that the ehicle shall horoughly examined and!nsneetydbis the colic,
holder has shown extetuatinacircumstances,the hoard department and found to comply with the requirements°f lots
grant continuance of authority.Upn revocation by the Board el chapter of these revised ordinances.
Commissioners of such authority, the certificate shall b. Sec.434.2.License open satisfactory ins pe pion.When the
modified to rolled the number o1 taxicabs actually in service Inc Rce department finds that a v hide has f ine c When rds
25 cab days during such calendar months and the unused iSsvcashed by these ordinances,the license department
Purposeef„ereoflicense
shall meant any remaining fullecarlendlar quarter eU csta3k'r t0 Maf effect. shall
Purposes
the of the
hda near In which the ned.Unused
takes Ice.Said s J.PSrrrdio rnscecnons Every v hide Operating
naer this tle.hall be i fed by the notice DCpa
quart shall u h rneeited it the toe Paid for each such ca may
ar
be order each year,at an Tiintarvvaf pl net einre than six months,in
the
arter,Such torlelted right to 10 an vehicle ,y he
ends to make certain each vehicles beta maintained in ensafe
rrev seal Only uponnWObyas.winq y publi section d3-hi of nce,anthese andeHicienrOperalinpcondilien in accordance with the telleWirg
e essi ordinances,WO by o section
nn 01-2-7 o fhese rcvand rasp hen requirements'
ordisal c asrequired by section d3-2-1 of these revised (a)Tires:Tire,trearl depth shall be not less than 7/16"of an
nances. :en?
'gloat,regrnovetl,Or retreatletl}jr,.with no cols and breaks In
Ch d 11-.
DRIVCR S L.ICENSC Ib)Body enedl ten:There shall be no tears Or rust holes in
33 Sections1 U I ntl r t ih t 1 h I le inq and nn loose p,eces hanging from the vehicle 1
4339.All 1 operation without .e unlawful. body i lauding lenders,be and •lirrl •trim No extensive
'13-3 a.Anpllcalinn for drivers license.
43-3-4.Veriticanon of application and form.
13-3.5.Fee to accompany 0pnlicatiun.
43-36.Current state motor vehicle chauffeurs permit and
knowledge of city r0nuired.
d331.Police recommendation form.Information required.
433-a.Photographs ryqulrcd-.
43-3-9.Fingerprints required.
43 3.1e Physician's certificate required.
43.3.11.Recommendation of chief of Police.
.13,3-12.Board of Commissioners anon.
43-3-13.Hearing upon reiertinn.
43 3 14.Issuance of license and badge.
433.15.Duration of license.Renewal,
sO 3-16.Dis0l✓at license.
al-3 Ia.Suspension and revocation or license.
43-3-It New license prohiblted to persons whose license has
been revoked.Exception.
a-319_.Compliance with city,slate and federal laws.
Sec.033.1.Unlawful In operate without license.It shall tic
it lawful fora y Person to operate a taxicab for hire upon the
sfreets 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 Sall Lake City,under the provisions of this title.
Soc.43-3-2.Allowance of°eel afion without license unlawful.
It shall he unlawful tub aey person
who owns orcontrols a
taxicab,to permit it In he driven,and no taxicab licensed by Salt
Lake City shall be so driven a v time for hire unless the
taxicab is Operated by a driven who has then in recce n Valid'
taxicab driver's license Issued under the provisions of this title.
Sec. 3-3-3.aeylicdtlon for drivrer'c license.An apelliatrcn
for a taelcab-driver's license shall be tiled with the col ire
department of Salt Lake City on torms provided by Salt Lake
City.
Sue- d33 d Verification of application and form. The
application shall he verified by the applicant under oath and he
'hall he required to swear to the truthfulness of the matters
contained upon the application.
Sec.43-3-5.Fee to accompany nppll<atlat Al the time the
depacation Is filed the applicant shall pay to the police
rtment the sum of lour donors.
Sec.43-36.Current state motor vehicle chauffeur's permit
and knowledge of city required.Before any app!IcatIon is finally
eased loon by the Board of Commissioners,the applicant shell
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 chavneur's permit Issued by the State of Utah
authorizing the transportattoo of passengers.
Sec. 43.37. Police recommendation form. Information
aired.The Prospective applicant for taxicab driver's license
shall he required to complete two police recommendation forms /
containing the following information'.
(11 The names and who have known the prosueci vees of rape/leantur Pforts r f Sall Lake
City a period of
thirty days and who will vouch for the eobriety,honesty and
general good character of the applicant.
(2) Experience of the crvsneenvc eeplirant in the
transportation of passengers.
° I a,uI ademand ng
to)Paint ni ven ile/ hall hare, h tl. ie loft
natty and adequately ll 10, �red
mechanically printed t0r
Section
and ernet in conformance with te provision, 1 h• rrx: which shall be thename I nr.
Sxtldi Lights:
t h 1 mlw. e t ml 1Pa f m,tc
Id)an lied h Headlights It be table both Mon and - g tl t t 11
e lights.narking tights,ibrand tics 'coalsi gl persons t f 11 f toflit
shall he operable. I Interior,operable
and the Herds the -vt 1 tog t having 1 I l l f- f env
Ion of the cab also to shall ye dinances an tate must gihvrtr se of thevehicles Unlawful o the t 1 o after u.Is hired l same.
nit/fe) i Wipers:
Each
vehicle
ordinances and State statutes. Sec. 3rso Unlawful a to intend to defraherein a it ed with unlawful
• (0)Wipers:Each vehicle shall ba equipped with adequate for any person 10 hire any vehicle herein defined value
totem to
♦win iti air wipers Both
the pa in good hydraulic or other defraud the rersnn from venom d is hirM of the vaWe of such
LI e11 stem must oath the park and t brake oils o other brake 5ef Chaliler/
deeressihiesbeyond be operable
inch fThe rom the floorr of theca must
r.no be c SE RVICE REGULAT IONS
(gl Steering.Excessive play in the steering mechanism shall Sections:
not exceed 3 inches tree play in turning the steering wheel from 43-7-1.Solicitation by drivers prohibited.Exception.
side to side. 43.7-2.Driver to remain with cab.Exception.
(hl Mufflers Mufflers shall conform to the requirements of 43-7-3.Prohibited tree of solicitation.
Section 172 of Articie 9,Title 46.Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake a37-4.Cruising prohibit..Exception.
STATE OF UTAH, city,Utah,1965. e3-7-S solicitation of other common carrier passengers
PI Windows:The windshield shall be without cracks or chips prohibited.
that could interfere with the driver's vision.All other windows 43-7-4.Passenger consent required for additional passengers.
shall e intact and able lobe opened and closed as intended by the a3-7a.Restrion en number of passengers.
a lecturer, 43.7-8.Refusal to carry orderly passenger prohibited
County of Salt Lake manufacturer.
Door latches.Ail door latches shall be operable from both 4337-9,Driver solicitation of hotel business prohibited,
the interior and exterior of the vehicle. 43-7-10ed Unlawful to engage in liquor or prostitution traffic
(k I Suspension:The vehicle's suspension system shall bn 43-7-I t.Vehicle to be used only for transportation.
maintained so that there are no sags because of weak or broken 43 7.12.Direct route required.
excessive metier when the vehicle is n dreratioe 40-1.13.Open stands.Establishment.
because al evk or defective shock absorbers, 43.7 14.Open stands.Use.
(II Licenses: The taxi driver's license shall be properly 43-2.15.Open stands.Telephone installation.
displayed inthe manner prescribed In Section3-3,17 reef 3-716,Open.stands Prohibition for ether vehicles.
(re Penalty:Failure to comply with any of the foregoing 43.7"17.Service reuul red.
eats shall be grounds for refusal to issue or revocation 43 7•18.Twenty-four hour service required.
of the vecle's license The vehicle owner shall be required to 43-719,Answer all calls for service.
pay an pe tion fee of each time the vehicle is Inspected 43-7.20.Unlawful to fail to provide required services.
hereunderinspection
and falls to meetet the foregoing requirements and said 43•7 21.Advertising permitted.
chicle shall not be used as a taxicab until all required repairs 43.7-22.Car pool services.
have been mae so that said vehicle shall have Metf the foregoing 43.7.23 Small parcel delay delivery sovstem.
requirements and a license sticker has been placed thereon. Sec.a3.71.Solicitation by driver ei prohibited Exception.No
eqi ec.4-dated Clean and sanitary condition /vehicles-Any driver shall solicit passengers fora taxicab except when sitting
vehicle operating under this title shall be Meet to Periodic n the driver's comp rtment 0 such taxicab,while standing
•vehe ti is being the Police Department to determine tht each immediately adlacenf to the curb side thereof,or at any
icle is being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition In ahorimd ground transportation stand.
cc n accordance with the foliowg rules and regulations: See.43-7-2.Driver to remain with cab.Exception.The driver
(a)Engine:The engine and engine compartment,hall be of any taxicab shall remain in the driver's compartment or
reasonably clean and free,/uncentaleed combustible materials immediately adlacenf to his vehicle at all tinges when such
• (bl Exterior. The exterior of each vehicle shall be vehicle is upon the public street.except that,when necessary,a
maintained in a reasonably clean condition, driver maybe absent from his taxicab for not more than twenty
lc)Windows and windshields:The condition. v
and windshields con ecu a minutes, d provided further that nothing.heroin
.shall be maintain In a reasonably clean ntained shall he held to prohibit any driver from alighting to
(di lnterlbr,The interior of each vehicle shall be maintained The street or sidewalk for the purpose of assisting passengers Into
ably clean
an ndition,free of foreign matter and or out al such vehtcle.
dodnse teats h There shall as nit excessive utter in the vehicle, 5 ]-1-3- is alto id tvr'n of solicite on u No driver shall
and ew scats shall be kept handles an deans shall
boil aoles or solicit patronage in a loue or anneving tone of voice or a scan nr
ar9e wear spots The door handles and doors shall be Intact and r the ct them t of
clean. any persons,or followaanv person plot the pUfpOSC ofvsoliciting
taxicabs Patronage.
43-I-3.Cruising prohibited Exception No drive,shah
times a sshall bo testae atedsbv tact Boaedaof Commissioners.
Such areas and times shall only be designated when tho Board of
Commissioners.upon
cruising
of the bolt lc engineer,• finds that taxicab would n congest trofflcor be
dangerous to pedestrians and Other vehicles.
Set.a1-7-s.Sel lcltalion 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.
was published in said newspaper on June 16, 1979
Legal Advertising Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of
June A.D. 19.:9.,..
(;
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
Feb, 11, 1982
y with any of the
ng
inspection requirefmmenntsrshall be lglroets for refusal tooissnrl ii,
revocation of the vehicle's license.The vehicle owner shall he
action fee of 55.00 each time oat vehicle is
ceded hereunder inspection
fails to meet the fareuoing require.
me
rits.
Sec.43-4-5.Irinill vino design.racy taxicab shall bear on the
outside of each rear sr front door in painted letters not less than
ive-slxteenihs inch stroke and more than two and one-quarter
Inches in height,the name of the olle<and the company number,
which f the
and inadditions mayalso bearl e an elect dyipainted ng dorm.an the reareproved by thee
Beard et Commissioners.
Sec.43.4.6.Prohibition against conflicting design.No vehicle
covered by the terms of this title shall he licensed whose color
scheme,Identifying design,monogram or Insignia to be used
thereon shall In the opinion of tile Board of Commissioners,
conflict with or Imitate a color scheme,identifying dell fin,
ono0ren, i Ignia used o a vehicle or vehicles ready ac.435-1).Inspection uron complaint It shall be the dote of
m operating under the title,n such a manner as to e misleading or said license department to make an Immediate Inspection of any
ted to deceive or defraud the public,and provided further that taximeter when complaint is received that the said taximeter is
Icfolorier scheme.idense tifyi g design,been Issuedfor
or insignia thereof ir,the n the taxicab and setering t forth in t or not his titletlance with the rate Posted
is changed so as to be, in the opinion of the hoard of Sec.435-10.Immediate inspection unon change In rates,In
Commissioners,i conflict with orimitation of a color tile event a change of rates Is made,the Taximeter shall be
scheme,identifying sign,m nog insignia used any
a adtusted to the new rotes and the taximeter of every taxicab in
other person,owner or operator,in
such manner as to he which a meter has been installed shall be immediately inspected,
misleading nr nd In deceive the public.the certificate roverins tested and sealed by the said license department.
such taxicab or taxicabs shall he suspender)or revoked. Sec.43.-5-19.Flag to be used to denote employment.Each
Chanter 5 taximeter shall have thereon a flag to denote when the taxicab is
TAXIMETER RULES AND REGl1LA TION5 employed and when it is not employed.If shalt be the duty of the
Sections: driver when his law cab is in service,to throw the flag of the
43,1.Taximeter required taximeter into registering position.Upon the completion of the
435-2. Basis of fore calculations. Time and distance taximeter
by the taxicab,it shall be the duty of the driver to call the
mechanisms. attention of the passenger to the amount registered,to raise the
43-5.3.Operating Indication. - flag so that the taximeter shall be returned to the nenregistering
435-4.Accumulated fare. position and its dials cleared.
43.04 Protection of inrllratirrc. Sec.43-520,Unlawful to leave flag in false position while
43 5-6.Visibility of Indications. employed or unemployed. It shad be unlawful for any driver
43.5-1.Flag and lever arm requirements. rating a taxicab to throw the flag of a taximeter into a
dos-e.Scaling of meters required. moistening position when such vehicle is not actually employed,
43,5.9.Position in cab. or to throw or maintain the flag in a nnnregisfering position when
43.5.10.Illumination. such vehicle i5 employed.
43-5-I1.Subject to inspection. Sec.43-5-21.Unlawful to use flag as signal for different rate.
43.5-I2,Required Inspectioc It onall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab to display the flag
443-5-13.Sea.after 14.Records of inspecition. al n el tha rate of e taximeter in ares dip lelerentron as fromlo that authenllat eed employed
under he
5-
43 5.15.roe mfor atfro sec Provisions e -5-22.title.
435-17.Removal from service Inc error in rnglatratlon, unlawful
tor
an Tamerrot with meter unlawful.e It shell to
43.5.11.Immediate
unsp chonl uion awful fah any driver of a taxicab, can ether n s,ih
3-5-IN.Flan
bee seed In den upon change.In mho- with or alter in any manner the taximeter eon such
famcer
43-5-19.Flan to be used le denote employment. taxicab.
d i11. Unlawful to leave flag in fNlce poslflgn while Chaplor6
employed 5- or unemployed
to 0 RA iE S
d3-5.21.Unlawful to case flag meter
show for different rate. Sections:
R
Sec d Tampering with quire unlawful. 43-61.Rates of hire esf tablished.
Sethe authority df thisimeter title shalt required
need wits taximeters which 4b 3.2.D Display ootif f lace rates.
shall conform to file specifications set forth in this title and such 43--4.Display of additional charges.
others asmay he adonted tram time to time by the hoard of 43-6-5.Receipts.
Commisioners,with the exception That a taxicab ope,ating 43-6-6.Unlawful to refuse to pay fare.
exclusively as a car pool vehicle,pursuant to Section 43.74,need 43-6-7.Unlawful to intend to defraud.
not be equipped with a taximeter.It shall be unlawful for any Sec.43..1.Rates of hire established.An owner or driver of a
,rson to operate or to allow to be operated any taxicab wIthouf taxicab may establish and charge mileage rate-lower than,but
such taximeter,with the exception that any taxicab perto•ming shall nnl establish and charge any mileage rate for the use of a
car pool services under Section 43 1-24 need not have such !axlcab greater than ninety-five cents for flag drop and fen cents
tadinlete•operative during such trip and any taxicab used for
each one-ni nthmre or fraction thereof.
exclusively as a Car pool vehicle need not be operated with such Sec-43-6.2.Notification of rates Each holder of a certificate
taximeter. shall file a schedule of its m rate with the license
Sec.43-5-2.Basis of fare calculations.Time and distance lessor andcollector of Salt Lake City and shall notify sold
echanlsms.Taxlrtioters shalt calculate the fares upon the basis assessor in writing of any change In said maximum rate al least
t a combination of mileage traveled and time elapsed.When the iten days prior to such new rate'being placed into effect.
taximeter is operative with respect to fare registration,the fare Sec -6-3.Display of fare rates.Every taxicab operated
registration mechanism shall be actuated by the mileage I under th 43is title shall have printed on the outside of said cab,In
mechanism and the fare registering mechanism shall be s place on said cab and of sufficient size,legibility and
ctuated by file time mechanism whenever the taxicab is held at such m as to be plainly visible to all prospective
then nstructinn. Means shall be provided for the passengers,themileage rates in effect for the taxicab
driver the taxicab to maintain the clock mechanism ether cornea, rating said taxicab.
s
operative n inoperative with re.specf to the tare registering Sec.43-M14.Display of additional charges.All rates to he
mechanism chased for the use of a taxicab.other than those required to he
Sec.43 53.Operating indication.It shall be shownn the rated on the outsideos of a taxicab,shag he pted n the inside of
taximeter's lace whether the mechanism Is set lobe operative or the taxicab in such a manner as to be plainly visible to all
ino native,and,If operative,the character of fare registration Pa
ssengers
for which It is set.While the taximeter is cleared,the indication Sec 4165.Receipts.Tito driver of any laxicah sh2'I,upon
not registering"or an equivalent expression shall appear.If a
taximeter is sot to be operative.the indication"registering"or
equivalent exnression shall appear.
Sec.43-5-4.Accumulated fare.The fare indication shall he
identified by the word"fare"or by an equivalent expression.
Values shall be defined by suitable words or monetary signs.
Sc.43-5-5,Protection of indications.Indications shall be
displayed through an entirely protected glass or plastic face
eCuroly attached to the metal housing of the taximeter.
Sec.43-5.6.Visibility of indications.Indications of tare and
extras shall never be obscured or covered except when a
taximeter is cleared.
Sec.43.5.7.Flag and lever arm requirements A flag shall be
ovided.The position of the flag and its associated lever arm
shall he mechanically defined,and displacement from a
accidental or inadvertent changing of the operating condliionof
the taximeter is improbable.The flag shall be at its highest
position when the taximeter her Is cleared and in this position,the
whole of the flag shall above the level of the taximeter
housing.Possible movement
t of the flag to an operating position
ammediately following its movement to the cleared position shall
utomatically he delayed enough to permit the taximeter
mechanismnap to come to cteie rest in the cleared Position. •
Sec.43 5.0.Sealing of meters required.Every taximeter shall
have adequate provisions for the affixing of a lead and wire seals
so that no ad iustments,alterations or replacements affecting in
v the Indications,rat or accuracy of the taximeter can
he ma es de without mutilating said seals.Such seal shall be affixed
by a weights and measures inspector of the license department
as her crofter provided.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any taxicab at
any time with the license department's seal of the taximeter
broken,mutilated or removed and any taxicab having a broken,
mutilated oroved 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 lace is In plain view of any
seated on the rearseat of the cab,and shall be so
lionis thatsthe flag shall be visiblefrom the sidewalk when the
nag is in the"tor hire"position.
Sec- 435-10. Illumination. Its face shell be ardficic'v
illuminated after sundown so that it Is clearly visible le rear seat
pas. o.
S cn43-5.11.Subject to inspections.All taximeters shall be
sublecl to inspection from time to time be the police department
and/or the license department of Salt Lake City.
Soc.43-512.Required inspection,It shall be the duty of the
ilcenso department to inspct,test and seal with a city seal every
taximeter al 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
he required fore taxicab in which a meter is installed.
especllvr of whether or not that particular taxicab is in
at the time of said inspections.When any license
department,seal has been broken,mutilated or removed,the
holder shall contact the license department and make
ar< is for the replacement of such seal.
Sec. 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 It the Identification of every taxicab meter
number and date of inapectin thereof in its office.
Sec.43-5-I5.Fee for inspection.A fee of three dollars shall be
cha S h Inspection.
o a Sec.43-5-16 Removal front service for error in egistration,
No taximeter which is Inaccurate in registration in of
three p enf shall he'allowed to operate in any taxicab.and
when an inaccuracy in excess of three cement 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.
V
passengers. ... e etaxicd ear passenger
After erem driver shah
tpn ace of epperson_o
n or passengers no driver shalt permit any other person to
gupy ride in will taxicab without the consent of the Origins.
nossS c.43oOr Or 7 7 r Restriction on number of passengers.No driver
shall permit more persons to he carried in a taxicab a
passengers than the rated seating c acity of his taxicab a Secti0ns'
fated In the license for s Id vehicle issued by the police d3-8.1.Driver to keepmani•ests.
deportment.A child In arms shall not be counted as a passenger. d3-0-2.Manifest forms to be approyetl.
driver shall refuse or rode tYtdrdhtivevaanysorderlver handasober deoar3imentAanifesis In be keel antl made available to police
per ¢p request,unlesspreviously engaged or 430-d.Holders required lO keep records.
unable or forbidden byOthe Provisions of ths title tod0 so. J-8-5.Accessrbillty of r000rtls and examination.
Ser. 3-7-9.Driver solicltatinn of hotel business prohibited.It Sec.43-8-1.Driver to keep manifests.Every driver shall
hall be a violation of this title for any driv maintain of a taxicab to solicit ai ta' a daily manifest upon which is reported all trios made
business Inc any hotel,or to attempt to divert patronage from one ahring his nouns of work,snowlne time(51 and places„or origin
hotel to another. 5 destination of each trip,nnlermediate slop,foe umb¢r of
Sec.43-7-la Unlawful in engage in liquor r prostitution er nit amount of fare and all such complete manifests
traffic. It shall be a lawful for any taxicab driver to as be returned to the holder by the driver a}}he conclusion of
intoxicating liquor or to knowingly transport rsnns for the his wOrkino tlay.
-n of buying liquor unlawfully,or to solicit business rOr any Sec.43 3-2.Manifest farms to be approved.The forms for
house of ill repute or prostitute.It shall also be unlawful for any a ch manliest shall be lurnishetl to the driver by the holtler antl
taxicab driver to eermll any person lO occupy or use his vehicle shall beat a character aoprovetl by the Board of Commissioners.
for I ie purpose of prostitution,lewdness. r assignation with Sec.43 8.3 Manifests to be kept and made available to police
knowledge Or reasonable cause to know that the same is or s to department Every holder Of a certificate of public convenience
he used for such purposes,or to direct,fake,or transport or offer •nd necessity shelf retain and preserve all drivers'manifests in a
or agree to direct.take,or transport env Gerson to any building safe place for at lead the calendar Year next prccetling the
place,or ny r to a other Person,with knowledge of reasonable current calendar year,and said manifests shall be avarlabie to
causeto know that the n of such directing,taking,or the police department.
transporting SecO is prVehicl0n,lewdness or assignation. Sec.43nB.4.Holders required to keep records.Every holder
Sec.43-7-II.Vehicle to be d only for transportation.It shall keep accurate records of receipts from operations,
shall be unlawful for any taxicab driver to use his vehicle for any Operating and other expenses,capital expenditures d such
Our c other than the transportation of passengers or of small other Operting information as may rbe required by the Board of
Parcels. Commissioners.
ar Sec.y5500.Direct route required.Any driver employed to Sec. 3-S-5.Accessibility of records and examination.Every
cr passes,to a definite point shall take the most direct holder shall maintain the records containing such information
ute possible That will carry the passengersafety d and other data required by this title at a place readily accessible
expeditiously to his destination unless oerwise directed by the for examination by the Board of Commissioners.
passenger.except that a driver may deviate to pickup or drop oh Chapter9
passengerst heir homes when he is operating a taxicab as a car ENFORCEMENT
Pool vehicle. Sections.
Sec. 43-7r13, Open stands. Establishment.The Board of 43-9-1.Doty of police department to enforce.
Commissioners empoweredto establish open ke City stands in is
sSuch ebaee or prized upon d7 and 9 2.Violations to be reported le Board of Commissioners.
Penal lv
the streets of Salt Lake City as It deems necessary for the use of Sec.43-9.1.Duty of police deparltnent to enforce.The police
taxicabs operated In the city Said Board o Commissioners shah department ad e a license department f It Lake City are
not create an open stand without taking into consideration the hereby given the authority and re instructed to watch d
need foir such
stands
and the the
of the traffic convenience
eng to ere observe he conduct of holders and drivers operating under thus
Theo Board of Commissioners shalt not create an open stand Sec. 3-9.2.Vlo aliens to be reported to Board of Commis-
where such stand would tend to create a trait lc hazard n hers.Upon discovering a violation of the provisions of this
Sec 43.7.14.peen Stands.USe.Open Stands Shall be used by title,in addition to regular c nal proceedings,the police
the different drivers a first-come-first-served basis.The department or the license department shall rcool-I the same to
driver shall pull onto the open stand from the rear and shall the Board of Commissioners, which will
advance forward as the cabs ahead pull off.Orlvers shall Stay aOprovri ate action respecting}he Ilc¢nses or certiilcetes tar or ke
within tlye feet at their cabs thou shall not solicit passengers Or per ns inv Ived.
engage in loud or boisterous cons talk while at an Open stand.Nothing sSetl d3-9-3.Penalty.And violation of any of nor provisions of
in This Title shall be construed cued to prevent passenger from thin title is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall by
hoarding the cab O1 his choice that is parked al open stands.The punishable by a line up to$299,00 or a mall sentence or ye fo Six
Board of Commissioners snail prescribe the number of cabs that months,or both such fine and imprisonment.
snail occupy such Oren stands. SECTION 2.This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its
Sec.43.1o15.Open stands.Telephone installation.The Board first publication.
of lnlehapes nil sers uchnopenallow
stands for thee purposes off calling to s thll e Utah,this 5th ed by
ay Of the Board of June,1979 Commissioners of Salt Lake City.
terminal of said companies. TEO Lher vehicles. .WILSON
Private or Other vehicles Inc hire shall nnoot at any tiition for lme occupy the Mll_DRED V.HIGHAM Mavnr
s on the streets that has been established as anopen stand. City Recorder.space
43.7-17.Service required.The holder of a certificate (SEAL)
hall maintain. t all hours during the day or night,sufficient BILL NO 91 of 1979
taxicabs with delvers to reasonably answer all calls received. Published June 16,1979 (B-371
The telephone umber of the Central place of business snail be
listed under the company name in the while pages,and the -
tIlow pages under the headinu"taxicabs,'of the Sal Lake City
elephone directory.Any not so listed at the time this ordinance is
adopted orreceivingcertificate of
convenience and necessity shl e so liste i newhe next issue or
sod telephone book.
`c
Sec.43 7-10.Twenty-tour hour service required.Holders of a
certificate of public convenience and necessity shall maintain a
central place of business and keep the same open with a person
on duly twenty-four hours a day,seven days per week,for the
purpose of receiving calls and dispatching taxicabs.
Soc. 437-19.Answer all calls for service. Holders of a
certificate shall answer all calls received byi them for services
inside the corporate¢limits of Salt Lake City as
reasonably possible and it said services c not be rendered
within a reasonable time,they shall notify the prospective
passengers,t he best of their ability,how long it willr be pbefore
said call can be answered and give the reason therefor.
Sw 43-7-20.Unlawful to tall to provide required services.It
•shall be uniawlul for any holder of a coda ice,to leluse t0 accept
rail for service to any point within the corporate limits of Salt
Lake City at any time when such holder hes available taxicabs,
alland seitc sh shall
requithe ed lawtol I his ante„for any older to Tail or refuse to provide
Sec.43-1-21.Advertising permitted.It shall toe lawful for any
rating a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire to
permit advertisingpnatter 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
prons of this title,it shall be lawful for any person owning or
rating a taxicab where both such taxicab and operator are
pr000rly licensed under the provision of this title,to provide car
pool service at certain limes of the day,subiect to the approval of
r the BOaeof City Commissioners.Car pool service may provide
transportation for a group of passengers between their
residences and such arobn and pick-up point areas within Salt
Lake City as designated by the taxicab company subject to the'
approval of the Board of Commissioners.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,it any be required,taxicabs which arc properly
licensed under the ions of this title are hereby authorized to
orovide a small parcelrcel delay delivery system for the transporting
f small parcels at o fixed rate as provided in section e3-6p1 of
these reviae ordinances.It shall herao uniawf ul for the driver of
cab to pick UP or deliver any small parcel while enroute
to px ick up or drop off any passenger.
Chapler0
REPORTS