Chapter 5.15
TAXICABS
Sections:
5.15.020 Taxi service – Responsibilities of owner.
5.15.030 Taxicab drivers – Certification required.
5.15.040 Taxicab service – Responsibilities of driver.
5.15.010 License required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or carry on the occupation of taxi service within the corporate limits of the city of Myrtle Creek until such person shall have secured a license authorizing such person to engage in and carry on such occupation. Such license shall be issued by the chief of police. [Ord. 574 § 1, 1988].
5.15.020 Taxi service – Responsibilities of owner.
(1) An owner shall:
(a) Obtain $300,000 in combined single limit (for bodily injury and property damage) liability insurance and obtain by January 1, 1989, increased coverage to $500,000.
(b) Within three months of beginning operation within the city, shall qualify for and offer service through the Douglas County taxi ticket program.
(c) Issue to each driver in his/her employ an identification card with the driver’s photograph, name in printed form and signature, and the owner’s business name, address and telephone number and retrieve the identification card from the driver immediately upon termination of employment.
(d) Conspicuously display in each vehicle a schedule of rates for service in a manner that can be easily read from both inside and outside the vehicle. The schedule shall be printed in machine lettering not less than one-quarter-inch high on cards not less than four inches by six inches.
(e) Maintain all vehicles according to manufacturer’s instructions.
(f) Maintain for a period of three years complete maintenance records for each vehicle, and make the records and the vehicles available for inspection by the city upon request.
(g) Maintain records on each driver during the term of employment and for six months thereafter. Each record shall contain the driver’s:
(i) Name and aliases.
(ii) Current and prior three addresses (for the past five years).
(iii) Physical description.
(iv) Date of birth.
(v) Oregon driver’s license number.
(h) Equip each vehicle with an ABC-rated fire extinguisher.
(i) Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(j) Employ as drivers only those persons who hold a valid taxi driver certification card issued by the city.
(k) Report to the city in writing within seven days any known or suspected conviction of a driver for any felony or misdemeanor described in MCMC 5.15.030.
(l) Not permit any driver to operate a vehicle unless the driver’s identification card is displayed in full view of the passenger compartment.
(2) An owner shall be strictly liable for any violations of this chapter committed by an agent or employee.
(3) A taxicab owner shall:
(a) Prominently display on the exterior of each taxicab the word “taxi” or “taxicab,” and the business name under which the taxicab operates.
(b) If a taximeter is used to calculate the taxicab fare:
(i) Place and illuminate the taximeter so that its numbers are visible from the passenger compartment; and
(ii) Keep the taximeter accurate.
(c) If zones are used to calculate taxicab fare, maintain in the passenger compartment a map of the area on which each zone is delineated and on which rates are printed in machine lettering. [Ord. 574 § 2, 1988].
5.15.030 Taxicab drivers – Certification required.
(1) No person shall act or be employed as a driver without first obtaining a taxi certification card issued by the police chief.
(2) The police chief may issue a taxi certification card upon finding that the applicant:
(a) Has a valid Oregon Class I, II, III and IV license.
(b) Has not been convicted of a crime or offense involving burglary, theft, narcotics, assault, robbery, kidnapping, homicide, harassment, vice, a major traffic crime or a sex related offense:
(i) If a felony, within the preceding five years.
(ii) If a misdemeanor, within the preceding two years.
(3) A taxi certification card shall be valid from the date of issuance to the date of employment termination. [Ord. 574 § 3, 1988].
5.15.040 Taxicab service – Responsibilities of driver.
(1) A driver shall:
(a) Obtain and maintain a valid license from the city.
(b) Not commit any offense described in MCMC 5.15.030.
(c) Report to the city in writing within seven days any convictions for a felony or misdemeanor offense described in MCMC 5.15.030.
(d) Have his/her certification card in his/her possession while on duty.
(e) Not operate a vehicle unless an identification card with the driver’s photograph, name in print form and signature, and the owner’s business name, address and telephone number is displayed in full view of the passenger compartment.
(f) Deduct any charges for the time of delay in the event a vehicle becomes disabled or breaks down while conveying a passenger or baggage.
(g) Take the most direct route possible that will carry the passenger safely and expeditiously to his/her requested destination unless otherwise requested.
(h) Upon request by the passenger present a receipt of services provided.
(i) Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(2) Violations of MCMC 5.15.020, 5.15.030 or this section shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of a certification card. [Ord. 574 § 4, 1988].
5.15.050 Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00. Each day’s violation constitutes a separate offense. [Ord. 574 § 5, 1988].