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The taxicab inspection should be done by' a competent garage at
the applicants expense.
Fingerprinting can be done at either the Dublin Station or at the
Eden Township Station. The fingerprint cards are then filed for any
future needs.
The actual making of a permit card with photograph can be done at
the Eden Township Station.
If the fingerprinting and permit card making are done by E.T.S. , there
will be a fee charged for this service above any fees the City of Dublin
may want to charge for the permit proper.
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Chapter 6 - Taxicabs
Article 1 - General
Article 2 Permits
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Article 1
General
4 2-52.0 Taxicab defined.
4 2-52.1 Owner defined.
4 2-52.2 briver defined.
4 2-52.3 Insurance required.
6 2-52.11 Keeping waybills required.
2-52.5 Taximeter.
4 2-52.6 Schedule of rates.
4 2-52.7 Owner's identification and rates to be displayed in
. vehicle.
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Article 1
General
9 2-52.0 Taxicab defined. "Taxicab" is an automobile or other
motor propelled vehicle used in the transportation of passengers
for hire over the public highways of the unincorporated area of
the County of Alameda and not over a defined route or upon a fixed
schedule.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S. )
2-52.1 Owner defined. "Owner" is any person, firm or corporation
having use or control of any taxicab, as herein described, whether
as owner, lessee or otherwise.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
2-52.2 Driver defined. "Driver" is any person in charge of,
driving or operating any taxicab, as herein described, either as
an agent, employee, or otherwise.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
4 2-52.3 Insurance required. It shall be unlawful for any owner
to drive, operate, or cause or permit to be driven or operated,
any taxicab in the unincorporated area of the County of Alameda
without maintaining ability to respond in damages as required by
Section 418.3 of the Vehicle Code.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
2-52.4 Keeping waybills required. The driver of every taxicab
shall keep a separate waybill of every service rendered as such
driver, which waybill shall include the following information:
(1) Location where passengers entered vehicle;
(2) Time of entry;
(3) Number of passengers;
(4) Location where passengers were discharged; and
(5) Amount of fare collected.
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The owner of every such taxicab shall keep said waybills
in his office files for a period of ninety (90) days after date of
service rendered and the same shall at all convenient times be open
to examination by any authorized representative of the sheriff.
The falsifying of any waybill by an owner or by a driver shall be
grounds for revocation of his permit.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
4 2-52.5 Taximeter. Every taximeter used by any taxicab in the
unincorporated territory of the County of Alameda shall be of a
type and design approved by the sheriff and shall be so located
in the taxicab as to render its figures visible to the passengers.
No other fare shall be charged than is recorded on such taximeter.
Such taximeters shall be subject to inspection from time to time
by the sheriff and the sheriff shall compel the owner to discon-
' tinue the operation of any taxicab in which-the taximeter is
found to calculate inaccurately, until such taximeter shall be
replaced with one approved by the sheriff or shall be adjusted to
his satisfaction.
Every taxicab operating in a city which has a local
ordinance requiring a taximeter shall use the taximeter and charge
the fares required in such city when going into the unincorporated �}
areas of the County of Alameda. If on any such trip the owner shall
impose a surcharge or excess mileage charge over and above the meter
rate, such surcharge or excess mileage charge shall not be in excess
of the surcharge or excess mileage charge established by the owner
and posted in the vehicle in the passenger compartment.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
2-52.6 Schedule of rates. The owner of every taxicab shall at
all times keep on file with the sheriff an up-to-date schedule of
rates of fares charged for carrying passengers, which rates shall
be approved by the sheriff before becoming effective, and it shall
be unlawful to charge other than the schedule of rates of fares,
surcharges or excess mileage charges filed with the sheriff.
The driver of any taxicab shall give a receipt, upon
request of any passenger, for the fare paid by such passenger.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
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2-52.7 Owner's identification and rates to be displayed in vehicle.
Every taxicab shall have conspicuously displayed in full view of
the passenger, or passengers, a card not less than 2" x 4" in size
which shall have stated thereon the name of the owner, the address
and telephone number of the business, the owner's identification
number of such vehicle and also the rates of fares to be charged
for the use of such vehicle.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
Article 2
Permits
4 2-54.0 Owner's permit to operate taxicab.
2-54.1 Same: Application for owner's permit.
2-511.2 Same: Action on application.
2-511.3 Driver's permit to operate taxicab.
2-54.11 Same: Application for driver's permit.
2-54.5 Same: Action on application.
4 2-511.6 Appeal to Board of Supervisors.
Article 2
Permits
2-51 .0 Owner's permit to operate taxicab. It shall be unlawful
to engage in a business of operating any taxicab within the unincor-
porated area of the County of Alameda unless the owner has in his
possession at the time of such operation a valid, unrevoked owner's
permit, in writing, from the Sheriff of the County of Alameda.
(Based on sec. 1. Ord. 232 N.S.)
E 2-54.1 Same: Application for owner's permit. Applicant for such.
permit shall file application therefor 4ith the Sheriff which shall
contain the following information:
(a) The name or names and address of all persons who have -- _
any interest in the business.
(b) The number of taxicabs proposed to be operated and
facts to prove that public convenience and necessity require such
public transportation.
(c) The name under which said business is to be operated
and the distinguishing color scheme or design intended to be used
upon his or its taxicab or taxicabs.
(d) The address at which the business is to have its princi-
pal office.
(e) A statement from each person interested in the business
as to all convictions, if any of crimes involving moral turpitude.
(f) Such other information as the Sheriff may require
before said permit is granted.
(g) All persons interested in the operation of the business
for which the permit is requested shall be fingerprinted by the Sheriff's
office.
Permit fees therefor shall be charged by the Sheriff in the
amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors upon
recommendation of the Sheriff.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S. ; amended by sec. 1, Ord. 75-98)
g 2-54.2 Same: Action on application. The sheriff shall issue the
permit applied for herein if he is satisfied that the requirements
of Section 2-51 .1 are fully filled; that all persons interested in
the operation of the business are of a good moral character, that
the equipment to be used is in good mechanical condition and will
be operated with due regard for the safety of the public, and that
such transporting is necessary to meet the public need. The
Sheriff may revoke or suspend any owner's permit to operate a taxi-
cab for violation of any state law or provisions of this code
relating to traffic or use of streets or for failure to pay any
judgement for damages arising from the unlawful or negligent oper-
ation of the taxicab for which the permit was issued, or for con-
viction of a felony, or for violation of any narcotic law, or any
penal law involving moral turpitude.
• No such owner's permit issued hereunder shall be transfer-
able in any event.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
2-54.3 Driver's permit to operate taxicab. It shall be unlawful
for any driver to drive or operate any taxicab in the unincorporated
area of the County of Alameda without having in his possession a
permit in writing from the Sheriff of the County of Alameda, and �• '
without the owner of the taxicab having obtained a permit as herein
required.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
E 2-54.4 Same: Application for driver's permit. Applicants for such
permit shall file applications therefor with the Sheriff on a form fur-
nished by the Sheriff which, when completed, will contain full personal
information concerning the applicant.
Permit fees therefor shall be charged by the Sheriff in the
amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors upon recom-
mendation of the Sheriff.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S. ; amended by sec. 1, Ord. 75-98)
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2-511.5 Same: Action on application. Upon application for a
driver's permit, and before it shall be issued, the driver, whether
the owner or otherwise, must evidence a proficient knowledge of
the traffic laws of the State of California and demonstrate his
ability to operate the type of vehicle for which the driver's
permit is sought. Upon satisfying the foregoing requirements, said
driver shall be fingerprinted and photographed and his record filed
in the sheriff's office. Every driver's permit issued hereunder
shall set forth the name of the owner by whom said driver is employed
and shall be valid only so long as he continued in the employ of
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such owner. No such driver's permit shall be granted to any
person under the age of 21 years. Such driver's permit may be
denied, suspended or revoked upon substantial evidence of facts
of either physical or moral deficiencies of the applicant or
permittee which would render such person imcompetent to operate
a taxicab.
No such driver's permit issued hereunder shall be trans-
ferable in any event.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
4 2-54.6 . Appeal to Board of Supervisors. If the applicant or
permittee is dissatisfied with the action of the sheriff in passing
upon rates of charges, in refusing, suspending or revoking the per-
. mit provided for herein, such person may appeal to the Board of
Supervisors from such action by the sheriff by filing a notice of
appeal in writing with the County Clerk no more than ten (10) days
after the action of the sheriff becomes effective. The County
Clerk shall transmit the appeal to the Board of Supervisors forth-
with and the Board of Supervisors shall set the matter for hearing
within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such appeal.
The Board of Supervisors shall cause written notice of the time
and place of the hearing to be mailed to the applicant or permittee
so appealing and the sheriff at least ten (10) days prior to the
date set for the hearing. The Board of Supervisors may either
sustain, reverse or modify the action of the sheriff in refusing,
suspending or revoking the permit.
(Based on sec. 1, Ord. 232 N.S.)
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CC Meeting: August 23, 1982
Exhibit Missing: Ordinance Regulating Taxicab Operations