§ 18-101. License required; definitions.

(a)

Every public service automobile operated in the city shall be known as a taxicab or a public vehicle for hire, which terms are hereinafter defined, and before such public service automobile is used or offered for use for the purpose of hauling people for hire, its owner and operator shall register with the city clerk-treasurer of the City of Logansport, pay an annual license fee to said city, and file with the city clerk-treasurer an indemnity bond duly approved by the mayor of the city, or a policy contract of insurance, and obtain a license from the clerk-treasurer of said city, all as hereinafter provided.

(b)

As used in this chapter, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, public vehicle for hire means a motor vehicle that:

(1)

Is a passenger vehicle;

(2)

Is designed and constructed to accommodate and transport not more than 15 passengers, including the driver; and

(3)

Is used or offered for use to transport a passenger for a fare.

(c)

As used in this chapter, public vehicle for hire includes, but is not limited to:

(1)

Vans;

(2)

Minivans;

(3)

Station wagons;

(4)

Buses;

Provided that such motor vehicles meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(d)

As used in this chapter, public vehicle for hire does not include:

(1)

School buses;

(2)

Vehicles used or operated under the control of the United States, the State of Indiana or any political subdivision of the State of Indiana;

(3)

Vehicles used for ride-sharing programs on a nonprofit basis;

(4)

Vehicles used for commuter services operated by an employer for the exclusive use of its employees;

(5)

Vehicles certified as ambulances under IC 16-31;

(6)

Vehicles used for persons with a mental or physical disability or illness, older adults, or persons who require non-emergency medical treatment and that are operating under a certificate or permit of public convenience and necessity issued by the Indiana Department of State Revenue;

(7)

Vehicles which are the subject of cost sharing arrangements between passengers and drivers, which arrangements are not designed to generate a profit.

[(e)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Central office means the physical location, having a street address, from which a public vehicle for hire operates, at which street address an applicant or licensee will receive all mail sent by the United States Postal Service. Business location must be in compliance with Logansport Zoning Regulations.

Limousine means a public vehicle for hire which has not been licensed as a taxicab.

Owner means the person whose residence determines the county in which a vehicle must be registered pursuant to IC 9-18-2-15.

Person means natural person, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association or any other entity with the power to use and be sued.

Taxicab means a public vehicle for hire which transports passengers for a fare, which fare is determined, in whole or part, by a measurement, to be made during the trip, of the distance over which the passenger is transported.

Violation of law means commission of a felony, misdemeanor, infraction or ordinance violation, without regard to whether the violation is characterized as criminal or civil in nature.

(Ord. No. 2009-17, § 1, 8-18-2009)