§ 4-6.304. Taximeter "Flag."  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any operator of any taxicab, while carrying passengers, to display the "flag" or device attached to the taximeter in such a position as to denote that such service is not employed, or fail to throw the "flag" of the taximeter or engage a mechanical or electronic device to a position indicating such vehicle is not employed at the termination of each and every service. All charges for taxicab service shall be calculated and indicated by a taximeter, and at all times while the taxicab is engaged, the "flag" and/or mechanical or electronic device of the taximeter shall be thrown into a position to register charges for mileage, or in a position to register charges for waiting time. No taximeter shall be used whose mechanism will register a combined charge for mileage and waiting time in a single position, and no taximeter shall be so operated as to cause any charge to be registered thereon except during the time while a passenger, or passengers engage the cab. No such taxicab shall be equipped with a "dual speed" taximeter or any other device which is set to compute or register any charges for taxicab service other than the charges prescribed in this article.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, effective 5-22-03)