§ 5.44.090. Taximeters.  


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  • All taxicabs shall have affixed thereto, facing the passenger, a taximeter of the size and design approved by the chief of police, and the use of such taximeter shall be mandatory when such taxicab is engaged for hire. No taxicab shall be licensed to be used as a vehicle to transport passengers for hire until the taximeter attached thereto has been officially approved by the sealer of weights and measures. After sundown the face of every taximeter shall be illuminated by a suitable light, so arranged as to throw a continuous steady light thereon. All operators of taxicabs in the city shall comply with the provisions of Sections 41, 42, 43, and 45 of Chapter 98 of the General Laws. At any time, upon order of the chief of police, a licensee shall have his or her taximeter reinspected.

(Prior revision § 18-9)