TAXIMETERS

Salt Lake City Code tit. 5, div. II, ch. 5.72, art. III

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.305 TAXIMETER REQUIRED

5.72.305: TAXIMETER REQUIRED: A. All taxicabs shall be equipped with taximeters approved by the department. B. It is a violation for any person to operate or to allow to be operated any taxicab without an operative taximeter. C. All taximeters shall be mounted in locations approved by the department. D. All taximeters shall be tested and sealed by the department every six (6) months and after a rate change, and no taximeter may be used without such seal being in place. E. Nothing that could shield or conceal the indications and metered fare of the taximeter from passengers may be placed so as to block the face of the taximeter. F. Taximeters shall have illuminated faces so as to provide visible indications of the meter's status and fare to the passenger in low light or after sundown. G. Upon the completion of the service by the taxicab, it shall be the duty of the driver to call the attention of the passenger to the amount registered and to clear the taximeter of all fare indications so as to start at zero dollars ($0.00) upon the next fare. H. Except as otherwise provided herein, it is a violation for any driver of a taxicab or taxicab business to charge a fare other than as calculated by the taximeter. I. It is a violation for any driver of a taxicab or taxicab business to charge any extra that is not approved by the department, calculated by the taximeter, and which is not applicable to the current fare. J. A top light shall be installed on every licensed taxicab. The top light shall be illuminated when a taxicab is available for hire and shall not be illuminated when the taximeter is placed into hire. (Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.355 TAXIMETER INSPECTIONS; RECORDKEEPING

5.72.355: TAXIMETER INSPECTIONS; RECORDKEEPING: A. The department shall keep a record of the identification of every taxicab meter number and date of inspection thereof in its office. B. The department shall inspect, test, and seal every operational taximeter at least every six (6) months. Additionally, the department may inspect and test any taximeter upon receipt of a complaint regarding the operation or accuracy of a taximeter. C. In the event a change in rates is made, the taximeter shall be adjusted to the new rates, and the taximeter of every taxicab in which a meter has been installed shall be immediately inspected, tested, and sealed by the department. A fee to recover costs of the meter inspection shall be charged by the department for each meter reprogrammed and sealed. D. No taximeter which is inaccurate in registration in excess of one and one-half percent (11/2%) shall be allowed to operate in any taxicab, and when an inaccuracy is discovered, such taxicab involved shall immediately cease operation and be kept out of operation until the meter is repaired and in proper working condition. E. No owner, driver or business shall perform or permit or allow any alterations to a taxicab that will affect the taximeter pulse setting without said taximeter being inspected and recertified by the department. Said alterations shall include, but are not limited to, transmission replacement or remanufacturing, differential replacement or remanufacturing, speedometer cable replacement, speed sensor replacement, repair or replacement of the taxicab's onboard computer, or change of tire size on the drive axle. (Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-48652Fetched: 11/1/2026