Legal Documents of Maryville

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit a taxicab owned or controlled by him to be operated as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of Maryville unless such taxicab is equipped with four (4) wheel brakes, front and rear lights, safe tires, horn, muffler, windshield wipers, and rear vision mirror, all of which shall conform to the requirements of the state motor vehicle law. Each taxicab shall be equipped with a handle or latch, or other opening device, attached to each door of the passenger compartment so that such doors may be operated by the passenger from the inside of the taxicab without the intervention or assistance of the driver. All applications for a taxicab permit shall contain a certificate by the owner that the vehicles will be kept in a condition of repair as may be reasonably necessary to provide for the safety of the public and the continuous satisfactory operation of the taxicab. (1999 Code, § 9-305)