Chapter 18 Public Transportation

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§ 18-37.3 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE (c) Taxicab companies and drivers are prohibited from paying kickbacks to hotel doorpersons or other persons that dispatch taxicabs. It shall also be unlawful for a hotel doorperson or other person to solicit or receive such a kickback from a taxicab company or taxicab driver. This provision shall not apply to legitimate commissions paid to tour and travel companies, legitimate payments to taxicab companies, or salaries or wages paid to dispatchers employed by taxicab companies. For the purpose of this subsection, “kickback” means a payment by a taxicab company or driver to a hotel doorperson or other person who dispatches the taxicab company or driver to carry a passenger for hire, property for hire, or both, when the payment is required, explicitly or implicitly, by the hotel doorperson or other person as consideration for the dispatch. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 17.)18-37.3 Section 18-37.4. Fraudulent call and nonpayment. It shall be unlawful for any person to call for a taxicab for purposes of hire without intending to use such taxicab or to use a taxicab for hire without intending to pay the legal fare upon completion of the trip. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 18.)18-37.4 Section 18-37.5. Notice required. Each vehicle used as a taxicab shall display at all times a notice in the taxicab interior in both English and Japanese which is readily visible to and readable by passengers. This notice shall be provided by the director and shall read as follows: “The driver of this taxicab is required to give a receipt for service provided to any customer who requests a receipt. Any complaint about taxicab service or charges may be directed to the County Director of Finance, (mailing address), (telephone number).” (1990, ord 90-19, sec 19.)18-37.5 Section 18-37.6. Bulky items. A taxicab driver may refuse to transport any item not capable of being transported within the confines of the rear passenger compartments or the trunk of the taxicab. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 20.)18-37.6 Section 18-37.7. Disorderly persons. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the operator of a taxicab or taxicab company may refuse to dispatch a taxicab to, and a taxicab driver may refuse to furnish transportation to a disorderly person. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 21.)18-37.7 18-16