Contracts with taxicab drivers.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 341.695
in effect341.695. - Contracts with taxicab drivers.
A taxicab vehicle licensee may enter into an agreement with a licensed taxicab driver to drive a licensed taxicab, and the agreement may provide for a per shift payment by the driver. Provided, however:
(1) No agreement may provide for services in excess of the shift limitations in subsection 341.250(23).
(2) No agreement shall exceed one (1) week in duration, nor require a driver to post any deposit or advance in an amount greater than one (1) week's shift payment.
(3) No agreement shall require a driver to pay any vehicle operating costs except for gas.
(4) No taxicab vehicle licensee shall enter an agreement allowing the use of his or her taxicab except directly with a driver who actually operates the vehicle; nor shall any licensee enter an agreement delegating to another the right to manage the vehicle and employ drivers.
(5) An owner or service company who leases a taxicab must make shift rates available to all qualified drivers without regard to race, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or religion. Owners who offer different lease rates during different times of the day must make those rates available to all drivers qualified by this chapter. (83-Or-081, § 2, 4-8-83; 88-Or-004, § 35, 1-15-88; 88-Or-064, § 8, 4-15-88; 93-Or-034, § 1, 3-19-93; 95-Or-128, § 11, 8-25-95; 2000-Or-010, § 18, 3-3-00; 2005-Or-086, § 1, 9-23-05; 2011-Or-112, § 16, 12-9-11; 2014-Or-036, § 34, 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_341.695COTADRFetched: 11/2/2026