Chapter 18 Public Transportation

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§ 18-45 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE (b) When a taximeter designed to calculate fares upon the basis of a combination of mileage traveled and time elapsed is operative with respect to fare indication, the fare-indicating mechanism shall be actuated by the mileage mechanism whenever the vehicle is in motion at such a speed that the rate of mileage revenue equals or exceeds the time rate, as determined by the division of measurement standards of the State department of agriculture, and may be actuated by the time mechanism whenever the vehicle speed is less than this and when the vehicle is not in motion. (c) Means shall be provided for the vehicle operator to render the time mechanism either operative or inoperative with respect to the fare-indicating mechanism. (d) The flag or other convenient and effective means of the taximeter shall be kept in the appropriate employed position until the termination of the trip. At the termination of the trip, it shall be the duty of the driver to throw the flag or other convenient and effective means of such taximeter into the nonemployed position. (e) This section shall not apply when a taxicab is being operated as a shared-ride taxi under a County-sponsored public transit program. 18-45 (1983 CC, c 18, art 2, sec 18-45; am 1979, ord 501, sec 1; am 1990, ord 90-37, sec 3.) Section 18-46. Registration and inspection required. (a) No driver or owner of a taxicab shall offer or let the taxicab for hire unless the taximeter installed therein or adjusted for any change in mileage rate is first registered with and inspected by the State division of measurements standards and found to calculate and register fares correctly in conformity with the rates as set forth in this article and a seal attesting thereto is placed on the taximeter. (b) It shall be the duty of the owner or driver of any taxicab equipped with a taximeter to submit the taxicab to the State division of measurements standards for inspection, testing, and sealing on the date established by the division. Every inspection shall include the examination and inspection of the taximeter affixed in the taxicab, every wheel, tire, gear shaft, and every part of the taxicab which may affect or control the operation of the taximeter. (1983 CC, c 18, art 2, sec 18-46.)18-46 Section 18-47. Inspection fees. The taxicab driver shall pay the fees as may be established by the State division of measurements standards for each taximeter inspection, the frequency of which shall be established by the division. (1983 CC, c 18, art 2, sec 18-47.)18-47 18-22