Rules and Regulations Relating to Taxicabs (Rule 17)

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE COUNTY OF HAWAI`i STATE OF HAWAII RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE RULE 17 RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO TAXICABS Rule 17.1 Purpose of Rules. These rules and regulations are intended to clarify and implement the provisions of Chapter 1S, Hawaii County Code,relating to public transportation. Rule 17.2 Definitions. For the purpose of these rules and regulations,the following terms,phrases,words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future,words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. (a) "Certificate"means a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the Hawaii County Transportation Commission. (b) "Chief of Police"means the Chief of Police of the County of Hawaii or his duly authorized subordinates. (c) "Commission"means the Hawaii County Transportation Commission. (d) "Director"means the Director of Finance of the County of Hawaii or his duly authorized subordinate. (c) "Permit"means a taxicab driver's permit issued by the Director of Finance. (f) "Taxi"or"taxicab"means a vehicle designed to carry not more than eight passengers equipped with a taximeter operated by a taxicab driver,which is used in the movement of passengers for hire on the public highways and which is directed to a destination by the passenger for hire or on the passenger's behalf and which operates on call or demand. (g) "Taxicab company"means any person or entity which holds licenses for one or more taxicabs, leases motor vehicles to drivers to be used as taxicabs, or which operates a central dispatch service for one or more taxicabs.