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VEHICLES FOR HIRE S 78-162 Sec. 78-160. Fares. (a) The city council shall have the right to change or establish the rates and fares to be charged by taxicabs in the city at any time it deems necessary by ordinance. Until otherwise changed by the city council, the following taxicab rates and fares shall be effective in the city: (1) The rate of fare for one or more passengers picked up from the same point and delivered to a common destination shall be an amount established by the city and listed in appendixAofthis Code for initial fare and an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code for each one-fifth of a mile. (2) Waiting time consumed by the taxicab at the instance of the passengers shall beat an hourly rate of an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code. Waiting time shall be registered on the taxicab's meter with the selector lever in the time position. (3) If two or more passengers are going to the same destination, the driver shall collect only one fare as recorded on the taximeter. If the passengers are going to different destinations, the driver shall clear his meter at the first destination and charge the first passenger the amount recorded on the taximeter, and proceed to the next destination as though it were a completely new trip. Other destinations shall be treated likewise. (b) No taxicab shall be operated at any time with a passenger unless the meter is correctly operating and showing the rates that are being charged. If at any time the taximeter stops or fails to operate or is operating incorrectly, it shall be the duty of the operator of the taxicab to immediately take the taxicab to its terminal and not operate such taxicab until the meter has been fixed and adjusted. (c) It shall be the duty of the applicant or licensee to have the taximeter in each taxicab inspected during the 3D-day period immediately preceding the application for a taxicab permit and to provide written proof that each taximeter is in good working order and free from mechanical defects. The city shall have the right to inspect the taximeter any time it so desires. (Ord. No. 96-2135, ~ 1(5.5), 9-23-96) . Sec. 78-161. Misdemeanor to overcharge. It shall be unlawful for any owner, driver or operator of any taxicab to refuse to convey a passenger over the most direct route practical, or to demand or receive an amount in excess of the rates displayed on the rate cards displayed in the taxicab and/or the rate shown on the meter. Freewill tips are excepted. (Ord. No. 96-2135, ~ 1(5.6), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-162. Penalties for violation of division. Each violation of this division shall constitute a separate offense and shall each be punishable as a class C misdemeanor. COrd. No. 96-2135, S 1(5.7), 9-23-96) CD78:17