Sec. 32-5. Rates to be charged by taxis; meters; failure to pay
fare.
Taximeters of standard make and design, which shall calculate
rates on the basis only of distance traveled and certain time
elapsed, shall be installed on all taxicabs operating in the city, and
the following rates are in effect for services rendered by taxicabs
and other similar passenger vehicles for hire within the corporate
limits of the city:
Seventy cents for the first one-fifth mile, or any fraction
thereof.
Ten cents for each additional one-fifth mile, or any fraction
thereof.
Twenty cents for each two minutes, or fraction thereof, of
time.
An additional twenty-five cents for each trip between 10:00
P.M. and 6:00 A.M.
Time shall only include:
Time consumed while taxicab is stopped or slowed for traffic
to a speed less than seven miles per hour; time consumed for
delays or stopovers en route at the direction of the passenger.
While such time is being charged there shall be no charge for
mileage.
All taximeters installed pursuant to this section shall be
calibrated to the above rates, shall be sealed at all times when the
taxi is in operation and shall be subject to inspection by the chief
of police or his representative at any and all times. Such
taximeters shall be operated at all times within the corporate
limits of the city when anyone is riding in the taxi other than the
driver and shall be operated in such a way as to charge the above
rates on the basis of the final destination stop.
Cards displaying the above rates shall be posted in a prominent
place in all taxicabs and other similar vehicles for hire and shall
state that if the meter is not used by the driver, the passenger
pays nothing.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to pay any
taxi fare charged under the provisions of this section.
It shall be unlawful for any taxi driver or taxicab owner to
violate any provisions of this section or to charge either more or
less than the fees hereby established. (Code 1959, § 32-5; 10-3-66;
3-31-69; 12-18-72; 1-9-74; 7-1-74.)
