License; other driver requirements.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 46-239
in effectSec. 46-239. - License; other driver requirements.
(a) A person shall not operate a limousine upon the streets of the city unless he holds a current and valid license.
(b) At all times while in service, whether physically operating a limousine, assisting passengers, or performing other duties attendant to the provision of limousine service, it shall be the duty of the licensee to conspicuously display his license upon his upper chest. The license may be attached to the driver's outer shirt or jacket pocket or lapel, suspended from a necklace or displayed in an equivalent manner on the driver's outer garments. In any prosecution under this subsection, it shall be presumed that the driver was not in possession of a current and valid license if the license card was not conspicuously displayed as aforesaid.
(c) A licensee shall not drive for more than 12 hours in any consecutive 24-hour period and a permittee shall not permit or cause a licensee to drive a chauffeured limousine more than 12 hours in any consecutive 24-hour period.
(d) Each licensee shall, while operating a permittee's limousine, wear business attire (a dress shirt and matching slacks, dress, or skirt or a chauffeur's uniform with a company-issued polo or dress shirt or blouse. Additionally, each licensee shall be authorized to wear other appropriate attire prescribed by the director.
(e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person driving a limousine had been engaged by the permittee to perform repairs or servicing of the vehicle, and that the vehicle was not in service at the time of the alleged offense.
(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2014-914, § 8, 10-8-2014; Ord. No. 2023-856, § 4, 10-18-2023; Ord. No. 2025-1050, § 22, 12-17-2025)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH46VEHI_ARTIVSICHCHLISE_DIV3CHLISE_S46-239LIOTDRREFetched: 10/26/2026