§ 37-220. Installation.  


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  • Taximeters shall be connected to the transmission or drive shaft of the taxicab and shall be placed in the driver's compartment on the right-hand side of the vehicle with the face of such taximeter upon which the fare is recorded directed toward the passenger compartment, so positioned as to be wholly visible to and clearly discernible by a passenger sitting in any of the rear seats. The face of the dial of every taximeter shall be illuminated by a suitable light, arranged so that the figures may be read by all passengers. The height of the numerals indicating the fare charge shall be not less than one-half.

(Code 1988, § 37-194; Ord. No. O-30-03, § 1, 8-7-2003)