Carrying more than one passenger.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 29-39
in effectSec. 29-39. - Carrying more than one passenger.
No person other than the first person taken into a taxicab for transportation shall be allowed to enter the taxicab except upon the direction of the first person so taken into the cab, and the certificate holder shall not authorize or permit the driver of the taxicab or any other person nor shall the driver or any other person request the first person taken into a taxicab for transportation to allow another to be transported in the taxicab. Should the first person taken into a taxicab for transportation direct the driver to allow another to be transported in the taxicab, the first person so taken into the taxicab shall be liable for the payment of the fare for the transportation of all persons transported at the rates prescribed in this article, unless otherwise agreed upon by the driver and any one or all of the persons transported in the taxicab.
(Code 1993, § 30-22; Code 2004, § 110-42; Code 2015, § 29-39; Code 2020, § 29-39)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH29VEHI_ARTIITA_DIV1GE_S29-39CAMOONPAFetched: 11/8/2026