Seattle Municipal Code Table of Contents

Title 6 BUSINESS REGULATIONS



   Chapter 6.310 TAXICABS AND FOR-HIRE VEHICLES1

Sections:

I. General Provisions
           6.310.100. Purpose.
           6.310.110. Definitions.
           6.310.120. Scope.
           6.310.125. Violation classifications.
           6.310.130. Licenses required.
           6.310.140. Rule-making authority.
           6.310.150. Fees.

II. Taxicab Associations Licensing and Operating Requirements
           6.310.200. Taxicab association– License application.
           6.310.205. Taxicab association owners, partners, and principals– Investigation.
           6.310.210. Taxicab association– Standards for license denial.
           6.310.220. Taxicab association– Approval of color scheme and uniform.
           6.310.225. Taxicab association– Wearing costume.
           6.310.230. Taxicab association– Operating responsibilities.
           6.310.240. Taxicab association– Transfers in the interest of a taxicab association.
           6.310.250. Taxicab association– License renewals.

III. Taxicab and For-hire Vehicle Licensing and Requirements
           6.310.300. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle license application.
           6.310.305. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle owners– Investigation.
           6.310.310. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Standards for license denial.
           6.310.315. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Vehicle lease requirements.
           6.310.320. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Vehicle operating requirements.
           6.310.330. Taxicab licensee and for-hire vehicle licensee responsibilities.
           6.310.340. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– License transfer.
           6.310.350. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– License expiration and renewal.
           6.310.360. Destruction, replacement, retirement or inactivity of a taxicab or for-hire vehicle.
           6.310.370. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Owner surrender of vehicle license.
           6.310.380. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Revocation upon loan default.

IV. For-hire Driver Licensing and Requirements
           6.310.400. For-hire driver's license application.
           6.310.405. Criminal background check.
           6.310.410. For-hire driver physician's certification.
           6.310.415. For-hire driver training program.
           6.310.420. For-hire driver written and oral examination.
           6.310.425. For-hire driver temporary permit.
           6.310.430. For-hire driver– Standards for license denial.
           6.310.440. For-hire driver license expiration and renewal.
           6.310.450. For-hire driver operating standards.
           6.310.455. For-hire driver conduct standards.
           6.310.460. For-hire driver taxicab meter/rates standards.
           6.310.465. For-hire driver– Passenger relations standards.
           6.310.470. For-hire driver soliciting and cruising standards.
           6.310.475. For-hire driver taxi zone standards.
           6.310.480. For-hire driver– Wearing costume.

V. Entry Standards and Rates
           6.310.500. Taxicabs– Maximum number.
           6.310.510. Response times.
           6.310.520. Director's reports.
           6.310.530. Rates.

VI. Enforcement
           6.310.600. Penalties.
           6.310.605. Monetary penalties and penalty points.
           6.310.610. Suspension or revocation.
           6.310.635. Notice and hearing for denials, violations, suspensions and revocations.

VII. Miscellaneous
           6.310.700. Passenger complaint hotline.
           6.310.710. Passenger complaint process.
           6.310.720. Renewal of license, registration or permit– Late penalty.
           6.310.730. Plates, tags, etc., property of City.
           6.310.740. Taxicab and for-hire vehicle– Council approval of cooperative agreements.

1. Editor's Note: Unless otherwise specifically stated in this chapter, the provisions of Ordinance 118341 relating to taxicab associations, the requirement that taxicab owners and for-hire drivers join associations, and the provisions relating to penalty points associated with violations takes effect May 1, 1997.

I.
General Provisions