California § 53075.51. 53075.51. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 472, Sec. 2.)

California Statutes

§ 53075.51. — 53075.51. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 472, Sec. 2.)

California § 53075.51.

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Title 5.DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Part 1.PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

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(a)Any city or county, regardless of whether a taxicab company is substantially located within its jurisdiction as defined in Section 53075.5, may adopt, by ordinance, operating requirements for taxicab companies and taxicab drivers that do not relate to permitting or business licensing, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1)Limits on the number of taxicab companies that may use taxi stand areas or pickup street hails within that city’s or county’s jurisdictional boundaries. If a city or county chooses to limit the number of taxis that use the stand areas or pick up street hails, the city or county shall identify those vehicles with a window sticker and shall not establish additional requirements or costs to the taxis beyond that authorized by Section 53075.5 or t

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(a)
Any city or county, regardless of whether a taxicab company is substantially located within its jurisdiction as defined in Section 53075.5, may adopt, by ordinance, operating requirements for taxicab companies and taxicab drivers that do not relate to permitting or business licensing, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1)
Limits on the number of taxicab companies that may use taxi stand areas or pickup street hails within that city’s or county’s jurisdictional boundaries. If a city or county chooses to limit the number of taxis that use the stand areas or pick up street hails, the city or county shall identify those vehicles with a window sticker and shall
not establish additional requirements or costs to the taxis beyond that authorized by Section 53075.5 or this section.
(2)
Requirements on a taxicab company to provide services in a manner that provides equal accessibility for all populations within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city or county.
(3)
Other public health, safety, or welfare ordinances relating to taxicabs.
(b)
Compliance with requirements adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be a condition for issuance of a permit.
(c)
A city or county may administratively impose civil liability for violation of ordinances adopted pursuant to this section. The minimum fine for violation of ordinances
relative to this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Civil liability imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid to the city or county where the violation occurred and expended solely for the purposes of this chapter.
(d)
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.