South Chicago Heights |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 18. BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS |
Article XVII. TAXICABS |
§ 18-696. Vehicles.
(a)
No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears a state license duly issued; and no such cab shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear vision mirror, and windshield wipers in good condition. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to inspect every taxicab so often as may be necessary to see to the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
(b)
Each taxicab, while operated, shall have on each side, in letters readable from a distance of 20 feet, the name of the licensee operating it. If more than one cab is operated by a licensee, each cab shall be so designated by a different number, and such number shall also appear on each side of such cab.
(Code 1959, ch. 11, art. XX; Code 1979, § 10-175)