§ 82-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Cruising means the driving of a taxicab on the streets, alleys or public places of this city in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire.

License means the authorization granted by the mayor and council to allow a person to engage in the business of operating taxicabs in this city.

Manifest means a daily record prepared by a taxicab driver of all trips made by the driver, showing time and place of origin, destination, number of passengers, and the amount of fare of each trip.

Open stand means a public place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere which has been designated by the chief of police as reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.

Rate card means a card which contains the rates of fare for taxicab service and which is on clear display in each taxicab.

Taxicab means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, having a seating capacity of less than seven passengers, including the driver, and not operated on a fixed route.

Taxicab driver's permit means the permission granted by the mayor and council to a person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of this city.

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.

Waiting time means the time when a taxicab is not in motion from the time of arrival at the point of origin of a trip to the time of commencement of such trip.

(Code 1979, § 32-215(2))

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.