Mandatory safety equipment.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 341.597
in effect341.597. - Mandatory safety equipment.
(a) All licensed taxicabs shall be equipped with at least one (1) of the following safety products, chosen by the service company, in accordance with the submission and requirements of their particular service company in section 341.960(ml):
(1) Digital camera security system.
(2) Security shield.
(3) Global positioning system (GPS).
(b) The licensing official shall publish, maintain, and make available to the public a document that will outline the minimum standards and specifications required for each of these safety products and the taxicab licensees. This document shall be titled the taxicab safety book of standards. The city council shall approve the initial taxicab safety book of standards to be effective May 1, 2005 and all amendments thereto.
(c) Failure to comply with the terms of the taxicab safety book of standards may subject a taxicab licensee to revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of their license.
(d) No taxicab licensee shall tamper, disable, or otherwise modify an approved digital camera security system.
(e) An inoperable or defective digital camera security system shall cause the taxicab to be found unfit or unsuited for public use, and such vehicle may be ordered off the streets of the City of Minneapolis until repaired.
(f) No person shall disseminate, sell, or otherwise profit from any image recorded by a digital camera security system.
(g) In the event a taxicab is sold or otherwise transferred from one (1) service company or one (1) driver-owner to another, the approved safety equipment in section 341.597 must be properly installed before the vehicle will be inspected and approved. (2000-Or-010, § 12, 3-3-00; 2004-Or-090, §§ 3, 4, 8-20-04; 2013-Or-213, § 23, 12-6-13; 2014-Or-036, § 28, 7-18-14)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT13LIBURE_CH341TA_ARTIVVELI_341.597MASAEQFetched: 11/2/2026