§ 27-85. Taxicab meters required.

(a)

No taxicab shall be allowed on the streets of the city without a meter, which meter shall conform to the type of meter usually maintained on taxicabs, and the meter shall be maintained and used for the purpose of correctly measuring and computing the charge for waiting time or the distance traveled by such taxicab while employed and shall be operated by mechanical means, the power for which is derived by cable from the transmission of such taxicab or by star gear attached to the front wheels of such taxicab, before such taxicab may be operated for hire on the streets and thoroughfares of the city. Such taxicab and meter shall be subject to inspection by the Broward County Consumer Affairs Division or its successor agency.

(b)

If a meter is found to be operating improperly, the Department of Transportation and Mobility can summarily order that the meter be put out of service until such time as the meter is corrected and rechecked by the Broward County Consumer Affairs Division or its successor agency. If inspection of meters indicates that an undue number of meters of any one (1) operator repeatedly register high or low, the Department of Transportation and Mobility may consider this as a proper basis for recommending action leading toward the suspension or revocation of the certificate of public convenience and necessity.

(Code 1953, § 42-32; Ord. No. C-73-136, § 2, 12-18-73; Ord. No. C-78-43, § 9, 4-18-78; Ord. No. C-14-20, § 14, 4-15-14 )