Taxicab vehicle license—Applicant requirements.

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 376.08

in effect

Sec. 376.08. - Taxicab vehicle license—Applicant requirements. (a) Each applicant for license to operate a taxicab must comply with the following conditions to the satisfaction of the inspector: (1) Be the state license registered owner or a lessee, if the motor vehicle is the subject of a lease having an initial term of six (6) months or longer. (2) Be of the age of eighteen (18) years, or over, in the case of an individual, and in the case of any copartnership or corporation, must be authorized to operate taxicabs and carry on business in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota. (3) Obtain a license for each and every such vehicle to be operated. (4) Complete on a form to be provided by the inspector a statement covering each vehicle to be so licensed, giving full name and address of the owner; the class and passenger-carrying capacity of the vehicle for which a license is desired; the length of time the vehicle has been in use; the make of car; the engine number; the serial number and the state license number; what insurance or bond against personal injury or property damage is carried, and in what amount. If said application is made by an individual owner, said owner must sign and swear to said application; if said application is made by a partnership, then by one (1) of the partners; and if by a corporation, then by one (1) of the duly elected officers of said corporation. (b) Said application must also include an accurate and detailed description of the color scheme of the taxicab, if it is to be used as a taxicab, including inscriptions or monograms thereon, proposed to be operated by said applicant, which must be distinctly different from that of the taxicabs of any other licensed owner or operator, so that the ownership and identity may be readily ascertained by the department of police and patrons of any taxicab, except that one (1) or more applicants who are affiliated with the same service company and who are authorized to use the color scheme of taxicabs, including the inscriptions or monograms thereon, of such service companies may be licensed to do so when proper evidence of their right from such service company to use such color scheme and inscriptions or monograms must be filed with their application; and it is unlawful for the owner of any such taxicab, or the operator or driver thereof, licensed under the terms of this chapter to make any change whatever in the color scheme of the taxicabs or the inscriptions or monograms thereon without first obtaining approval from the department of safety and inspections. (c) Upon satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements of Section 376.06, Section 376.09, this section and all other related laws and regulations, the department of safety and inspections shall issue taxicab vehicle licenses to qualified candidates. (Code 1956, § 152.07; Ord No. 17764, § 3, 8-28-90; C.F. No. 97-870, § 1, 8-13-97; C.F. No. 01-799, § 3, 12-5-01; Ord 12-72, § 1, 1-23-13; Ord 16-16, § 1, 7-27-16)

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH376TA_S376.08TAVELIPPREFetched: 11/1/2026