Sec. 18-61. - Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

(a)

"Mandatory Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing Certification Program" means the program, testing, and related requirements specified in Government Code section 53075.5.

(b)

"Person" means any person or entity (including but not limited to a firm, association, organization, partnership, joint venture, business trust, corporation or company).

(c)

"Sheriff" or "Sheriff's Office" means the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner of the County.

(d)

"Taxicab" means a motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Vehicle Code section 415, designed for carrying not more than eight persons, excluding the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire. The types of motor vehicles listed below shall not be considered a taxicab:

(1)

Employer-sponsored carpool vehicle: a vehicle operated to transport employees to and from an employer's business location or locations.

(2)

Charter-party carrier: a charter-party carrier of passengers as defined in Public Utilities Code sections 5351 through 5360 that operates on a pre-arranged basis.

(3)

Private ambulance: every vehicle equipped with a siren and specially constructed, modified, equipped, or arranged for the purpose of transporting emergency medical patients.

(4)

Public transportation vehicle: every vehicle used in the service of transporting passengers in the unincorporated areas of the County and operated by or under contract with a governmental agency.

(e)

"Taxicab business owner" means a person or entity that owns or leases taxicabs driven or operated by other individuals pursuant to an employment relationship, independent contract, lease, license, or otherwise. A taxicab business owner who drives a taxicab is also a taxicab driver under this Article.

(f)

"Taxicab driver" means any individual who drives or operates a taxicab in which passengers are solicited or accepted for hire.

(g)

"Taximeter" means an instrument or device attached to a taxicab that mechanically or electronically calculates a fare on the basis of distance traveled or waiting time, or a combination thereof, and displays the fare in figures of dollars and cents.

(Ord. No. 6029, § I, 4-23-2013.)