§ 9-104-010 — Definitions

9-104-010 Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply: "Commissioner" means the City's Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. "Compensation" means any payment or donation received, or economic or business benefit obtained, for providing transportation of passengers. "Criminal background check" means a fingerprint based or non-biometric based local and national criminal background check, including, but not limited to, checking an applicant against: (1) the National Sex Offenders Registry database or National Sex Offenders Public Website or other similar database; and (2) Multi-State or Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Records Locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search). "Department" means the City's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. "Driver's license" means a permanent license to drive a motor vehicle issued by any state, district or territory of the United States. "Licensee" or "public chauffeur licensee" means a person required to hold a public chauffeur license issued pursuant to this chapter. "License" means a public chauffeur license issued pursuant to this chapter. "Public chauffeur license" means a restricted chauffeur license or a taxi chauffeur license. "Public passenger vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 9-114-010. "Restricted chauffeur license" means a public chauffeur license issued under this chapter that permits the licensee to operate only public passenger vehicles licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-114, or transportation network vehicles. Restricted chauffeur licensees shall not operate taxicabs licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-112. "Taxi chauffeur license" means a license issued under this chapter that permits the licensee to operate taxicabs licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-112, public passenger vehicles licensed pursuant Chapter 9-114, or transportation network vehicles. “Taximeter” means a device which records and indicates a charge or fare measured by distance traveled, waiting time, number of passengers, and any extra charges set forth in Chapter 9-112. Taximeters must meet specifications set forth by the Commissioner in rules. "Transportation network vehicle" shall have the meanings ascribed to this term in Section 9-115-010. (Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27771, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-26, p. 42642, § 1)