Richmond, Va., City Code § 29-1 Definitions.
Sec. 29-1. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Certificate means the certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by the City to owners of taxicabs to authorize such owners to engage in the business of providing taxicab service in the City as provided in this chapter.
Certificate holder means the owner of a taxicab who holds a valid unexpired or unrevoked certificate of public necessity and convenience to operate a taxicab under this chapter.
Driver means the person in control of and operating or driving a taxicab.
Motor vehicle means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the public roads of the City and the roads open to the public on the property of public bodies in the transportation of passengers or property, not including any vehicle, locomotive or car operated exclusively on a rail.
Owner means any person in the business of providing taxicab service and having control of the operation or maintenance of a taxicab, including the purchaser under a conditional sales contract or other title-reserving agreement, and persons controlling or directing the operation of independently owned vehicles through methods, such as, but not limited to, radio dispatched systems and name licensing agreements.
Person means every individual, firm, copartnership, association or corporation and every owner, certificate holder and driver.
Regular service means providing a minimum of two trips per week, for at least two consecutive months, with the same individual.
Taxicab means a passenger-carrying, self-propelled motor vehicle, not operating on a regular route or between fixed terminals, and having a seating capacity of not more than six passengers.
Taxicab stand means a stand designated for the sole use of taxicabs in accordance with this chapter.
(Code 1993, § 30-1; Code 2004, § 110-1; Code 2015, § 29-1; Code 2020, § 29-1)