Taxicab and for-hire vehicle—Vehicle lease requirements
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.311.320
in effect6.311.320 - Taxicab and for-hire vehicle—Vehicle lease requirements
A. All lease agreements for taxicabs and for-hire vehicles shall be in writing, and the lessor shall file the original lease agreement with the Director prior to the effective date of the lease in a manner specified by rule adopted by the Director.
B. If a change of transitional regional dispatch agency or regional dispatch agency is made, any existing vehicle lease must be filed with the new agency at the time of the change.
C. The lease amount charged to a lessee shall not exceed the maximum amount established by rule adopted by the Director. In determining the maximum lease amount, if any, the Director shall consider vehicle purchase prices, the cost of insurance premiums, fuel costs, and variations in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), for the Seattle area, evaluated over a 24-month time period preceding the determination of the lease amount, and may consider any other factors that may affect the market for taxicab or for-hire vehicle leases or that may affect the provision of for-hire transportation services. Costs already factored into the lease amount shall not be charged to the driver as an additional amount.
D. A vehicle lessee shall not sublease a taxicab or for-hire vehicle.
(Ord. 126977, § 1, 2023.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.311FRETRAXFREVEDR_6.311.320TAFREVEEHLEREFetched: 11/1/2026