TAXICAB LICENSES

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. IV, ch. 996, art. VI

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-71 Taxicab licensure and certification.

Sec. 996-71. - Taxicab licensure and certification. No person shall transport or offer to transport a passenger for a fare, which fare is determined, in whole or in part, by measurement, made during the trip, of the distance over which the passenger is transported, in any public vehicle for hire which is not licensed as a taxicab, or which does not have a current monthly taxicab certificate. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-72 Eligibility.

Sec. 996-72. - Eligibility. To be eligible for a taxicab license, a public vehicle for hire must: (1) Meet the general licensure requirements for public vehicles for hire; (2) Be either: a. Of the current or past six (6) model years; or b. Beyond the past six (6) years but not more than fifteen (15) model years and inspected and approved annually by the city garage and the license administrator as remaining fit for quality service both mechanically and aesthetically; (3) Be equipped with a certified taximeter; (4) Have an affixed top light clearly identifying the vehicle as a taxicab; (5) Have a color and conspicuous design scheme that is the same for all taxicabs owned by the same person, and that is either: a. Not similar to that in use by any taxicab licensed to another licensee; or b. Similar to that of a taxicab licensed to a licensee who has consented to such use of the color scheme; and (6) Have affixed to both sides and the rear of the vehicle the license administrator's license number for the taxicab in a format prescribed by the license administrator, designed to be readable by potential customers. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 117, 2001, § 2; G.O. 72, 2002, § 9; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180; G.O. 78, 2019, § 4; G.O. 9, 2023, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-73 Pre-licensure inspection of taximeter.

Sec. 996-73. - Pre-licensure inspection of taximeter. The license administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services, with the assistance of the inspector of weights and measures of the department of business and neighborhood services, shall inspect the taximeter of each vehicle to be licensed as a taxicab to establish whether the taximeter is operating properly. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-74 Post-licensure inspection of taximeters.

Sec. 996-74. - Post-licensure inspection of taximeters. At least two (2) and not more than five (5) times each year, on a schedule or at such unannounced times as determined by the license administrator, the license administrator, with the assistance of the inspector of weights and measures of the department of business and neighborhood services, shall inspect the taximeter of each licensed taxicab to establish whether the taximeter is operating properly. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-75 Taximeter certification.

Sec. 996-75. - Taximeter certification. If a taximeter is inspected pursuant to this article and found to be operating properly, the inspector shall attach to the taximeter a seal in a format prescribed by the license administrator, and shall provide the owner with a numbered taximeter certificate containing the following information: (1) The signature of the inspector; (2) A statement that the meter has passed inspection; (3) The date of the inspection; (4) The state license plate number of the taxicab; (5) The number of the certificate of title of the taxicab; (6) The license administrator's license number for the taxicab; (7) The name of the owner of the taxicab; and (8) Such additional information as the license administrator deems necessary. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-76 Removal from service.

Sec. 996-76. - Removal from service. If a taximeter is inspected and found to be operating improperly, any monthly taxicab certificate shall be immediately removed from the vehicle and canceled. The division of construction and business services shall thereafter reinspect the taximeter upon the request of the licensee. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-77 Monthly taxicab certificate.

Sec. 996-77. - Monthly taxicab certificate. (a) Each calendar month the license administrator shall issue a taxicab certificate to the owner for each licensed taxicab so long as such vehicle remains eligible for licensure. The certificate shall expire on the fifth day of the following month, unless sooner canceled by the license administrator. The certificate shall be placed on the licensed vehicle at a location specified by the license administrator. The certificate shall have a format and color prescribed by the license administrator, and shall contain the name of the licensee, the city license number of the taxicab, the signature of the license administrator, and such additional information as the license administrator deems necessary. (b) It shall be unlawful to own or operate a licensed taxicab that does not bear a current taxicab certificate. A person's first violation of this section in a twelve (12) month period shall be subject to the enforcement procedures provided in Chapter 103, Article III, of the Code, and each second and subsequent violation in a twelve (12) month period is subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties provided in section 103-3 of the Code. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 10; G.O. 63, 2009, § 180)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH996PUVEHI_ARTVITALIFetched: 10/27/2026