Legal Documents of Newport
Code of Newport
Title 9 Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 4 Taxicabs
9-418 : Equipment.
It shall be unlawful for any taxicab to operate in the city unless it is equipped with proper four (4) wheel brakes, front and rear lights, tires, horn, muffler, windshield wiper and rear vision mirror, all of which shall conform to the requirements of state 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. The motor and all mechanical functions shall be kept in such condition of repair as may be reasonably necessary to provide for the safety of the public and the continuous satisfactory operation of the taxicab. (1973 Code, § 18-48)