General prerequisites to putting vehicle into service.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 46-18
in effectSec. 46-18. - General prerequisites to putting vehicle into service.
(a) Before any permittee may put a taxicab into service or replace a taxicab, he shall submit, for the director's approval, the vehicle, the certificate of title showing the current true ownership of the vehicle, his public liability insurance policy, insurance endorsement or evidence of self-insurance and, in the case of a leased vehicle, the written lease contract. In addition, before a permittee may replace a taxicab that is an electric-drive vehicle or a wheelchair accessible vehicle with a vehicle that is not an electric-drive vehicle or a wheelchair accessible vehicle, the permittee shall be required to pay, in full, the difference between the permit fee amount he paid for the electric-drive vehicle or the wheelchair accessible vehicle and the permit fee amount for the replacement vehicle.
(b) The director shall not authorize a vehicle to initially be placed into service unless it is equipped with an air conditioning system that was factory-installed by the vehicle manufacturer.
(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2016-736, § 12, 10-5-2016; Ord. No. 2016-986, § 10, 12-14-2016; Ord. No. 2019-669, § 13, 9-4-2019; Ord. No. 2021-804, § 3, 9-15-2021)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH46VEHI_ARTIITA_DIV1GE_S46-18GEPRPUVEINSEFetched: 10/26/2026