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Vehicles for Hire

• Taxis

  Taxicabs are any motor-driven vehicle for hire, equipped with a taximeter, with a capacity for 9 or fewer passengers, including the driver.

  • Taxicab Business Owner Information
  • Taxicab Driver
  • Vehicle Requirements

• Handicabs

  Handicabs are a vehicle designed, constructed, reconstructed, or operated for the transportation of a person with non-emergency conditions where no medical assistance is needed or anticipated; or for a person who is unable to comfortably use standard means of transportation; or a person who cannot enter, occupy, or exit a vehicle without extensive assistance; or where specialized equipment is used for a wheelchair or stretcher service; and where the driver serves as both a driver and attendant to assist the customer.

  • Handicab Business Owner Information
  • Handicab Driver

  Vehicle Requirements:

  All handicabs equipped for wheelchair transportation must

  • Have a lift or ramp, operated manually, electrically and/or hydraulically, with sufficient capacity to safely and smoothly assist in the entrance and exit of passengers
  • Have, for each passenger transported, 2 positive means of securely latching or locking the wheelchair to the vehicle
  • Have, for each passenger transported, restraining belts or straps to securely confine passengers to wheelchairs in which they are transported
  • Entry and exit doors must be equipped with secure latching devices
  • Must have a minimum of 56 inches of headroom from the floor to the ceiling
  • Floor covering must be one seamless piece, and side panels and covering must be sealed and bordered with rustproof, corrosion-resistant cove moldings

  All handicabs equipped for stretcher transportation must:

  • Have a crash stable side or center mounting style, quick-release litter fastener
  • Must have 2 types of strap type restraining devices per stretcher cot and litter
  • Must have a smooth floor with minimal voids or pockets
  • Must have clean blankets, linen, or disposable sheets for each patient
  • Must have airtight storage compartments for soiled linen
  • Must have 2 attendants who have valid Public Vehicle Driver Licenses

  All handicab drivers must have completed a certified standard first aid course, state certified standard CPR training course, and a defensive driving course. Drivers must maintain these required certifications and must provide evidence of such when renewing their license.

  Click here to see a full list of vehicle requirements.

• Vans

  Vans are any motor-driven vehicle for hire with a capacity of 10-15 passengers, including the driver for the transportation of passengers

  • Van Business Owner Information
  • Van Driver
  • Vehicle Requirements

• Limousines

  Limousines are any chauffer-driven motor vehicle not equipped with a taximeter that is for the exclusive use of the passenger, with seating for no more than 15 passengers, including the driver. The pickup is on a prearranged basis and the route and destination are controlled by the passenger.

  • Limousine Business Owner Information
  • Limousine Driver
  • Vehicle Requirements

• Trespass Towing and Immobilization Services

  Trespass towing services remove or tow a vehicle or vessel from private properties without the consent of the vehicle’s or vessel’s owner. Immobilization Services place, on a parked vehicle, any device that prohibits the vehicle’s usual manner of movement, also known as “booting.”

  • Towing/Immobilization Business Owner Information
  • Tow Truck Driver
  • Vehicle Requirements