§ 162-56. Required.

(a)

No vehicle for hire shall be operated on the highways of the city until its owner or lessee has obtained for such vehicle a valid certificate of public necessity and convenience, and until the company with which it is affiliated has obtained a business license from the city. No such business license shall be issued until the CPNC and company permits have been issued by the department.

(b)

No taxicab shall be operated on the highways of the city without a decal corresponding to the CPNC number under which the vehicle is operating issued by the department, properly affixed thereto. To secure decal issuance, the company shall certify the make, model, year and vehicle identification information of the vehicle to be operated under the CPNC by on a form to be provided by the department. There shall be no fee imposed by the department for the issuance of a CPNC decal.

(c)

Companies and CPNC holders shall be responsible for the failure of their drivers to comply with this section.

(d)

No fine shall be imposed for failure to have a CPNC decal affixed to a taxicab in violation of this section before January 1, 2016.

(Code 1977, § 14-8003(b); Ord. No. 1995-37, § 2, 7-11-95; Ord. No. 2015-35(15-O-1250), § 2, 6-24-15 ; Ord. No. 2015-45(15-O-1361), § 2, 9-17-15 )