Cudahy Municipal Code Art. VIII Taxicab Drivers

“Taxicab driver” shall mean an individual who drives or operates a taxicab in which passengers are solicited or accepted for hire, either at a taxicab stand or elsewhere, within the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-22.1).

The sheriff’s department shall not recommend the issuance of, and the city council shall not issue, a taxicab driver’s license to any person who does not possess a valid and current driver’s license of the appropriate class issued pursuant to the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 553 § 10; Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-22.2).

Every taxicab driver shall carry his passengers to their points of destination by the most direct practical route unless specifically directed otherwise by such passengers. (Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-22.3).

When a taxicab is engaged, the occupants shall have the exclusive right to the full and free use of the passenger compartment. No taxicab operator or taxicab driver may solicit or carry additional passengers unless the taxicab operator’s license expressly permits the carrying of additional passengers, and then only to the extent expressly permitted. (Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-22.4).

Every taxicab driver who drives a taxicab for which a taxicab operator’s license is required or has been issued shall obtain from the city council a taxicab driver’s license:

(Ord. 553 § 11; Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-22.5).

Every applicant for a taxicab driver’s license shall file with a California law enforcement agency, within 10 miles of Cudahy City Hall, a current photograph and set of fingerprints. The applicant shall be required to update the photograph and fingerprints with the California law enforcement agency on a yearly basis and shall provide the city with the address of the location where the photograph and fingerprints are on file and can be viewed. (Ord. 553 § 12. 2002 Code § 6-22.6).

In addition to any other relevant information that the city council may require, every applicant for a taxicab driver’s license shall provide written documentation that the applicant has successfully passed a controlled substance and alcohol test which complies with the requirements of Government Code Section 53075.5(b)(3). (Ord. 553 § 13. 2002 Code § 6-22.7).