Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 5 — Business Regulations›Chapter 5.40 — TAXICABS AND OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES
Livermore Municipal Code Art. IV Motorbuses
Livermore Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Livermore
Cite as: Livermore Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 5.40.420. Service requirements generally –Refusal of unruly persons.¶
No driver of any motorbus in the City shall at any time, unless such vehicle is filled to legal capacity, refuse to carry any person offering himself to be carried and tendering the fare for the same, to any place in the route of such vehicle; provided, however, that such driver shall refuse transportation to any person who is conducting himself in a boisterous or otherwise unruly manner.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.430. Reception and discharge of passengers.¶
It is unlawful for any motorbus operated in the City to receive or discharge passengers within any intersection of streets, and in all cases, such reception and discharge of passengers shall be at a point as near the curb as may be practicable, and shall be through and from the side of such motorbus nearest the street curb and on the right-hand side of the motorbus. The places of receiving and discharging passengers by motorbus shall be at all times subject to order of the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.440. Fares.¶
It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of operating a motorbus in the City to charge a greater fare than as shown on the schedule and tariff on file with the State Public Utilities Commission.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.450. Passenger compartment to be lighted at night – Exceptions.¶
No motorbus operated in the City, other than a motorbus used by an airline for transportation of its patrons, shall be operated in the nighttime unless, the passengers' compartment thereof is kept continuously lighted.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.460. Stopping at railroad crossings required.¶
It is unlawful for any person operating a motorbus to permit, cause, or allow such vehicle to cross any railroad track in the City over which railroad trains are operated without bringing such vehicle to a full stop before crossing such railroad track; provided, that at any point where a flagman is stationed, such person operating such motorbus shall not be required to stop, unless warned or directed by such flagman to do so; provided, further, that at any point where a traffic officer is stationed, such person operating such motorbus shall comply with the direction of such traffic officer.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.470. Routes – Changes prohibited without permission.¶
No owner or driver of any motorbus operated in the City shall at any time change or alter the route of same except upon permission duly granted.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
§ 5.40.480. Failure to complete trip prohibited – Exception.¶
It is unlawful for any driver of any motorbus in the City who has received a passenger for any announced or agreed trip, except for reasons beyond the control of the owner or driver, to fail to complete such trip in a timely manner and without any extra payment of fare, or to fail, refuse, or neglect to operate such motorbus between the termini and over the entire route specified in the permit granted to so operate.
(Ord. 1544 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
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