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GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. IV, ch. 996, art. IV
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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-41 Separate license.

Sec. 996-41. - Separate license. A separate license shall be required for each public vehicle for hire. Each public vehicle for hire shall have one (1) license. In order to be licensed, every taxicab must satisfy both: (1) The general licensure requirements for public vehicles for hire; and (2) The additional specific requirements imposed by the article for taxicab licenses. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 29, 2006, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-42 Eligibility.

Sec. 996-42. - Eligibility. To be eligible for licensure as a public vehicle for hire, a motor vehicle must: (1) Be a passenger vehicle; (2) Be designed and constructed to accommodate and transport not more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver; (3) Have a device to facilitate dispatching and other communication; (4) Have Marion County license plates; and (5) Be owned by an applicant eligible to apply for a public vehicle for hire license. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 5; G.O. 78, 2019, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-43 Eligibility; required number of taxicabs per applicant.

Sec. 996-43. - Eligibility; required number of taxicabs per applicant. (a) To be eligible to apply for a public vehicle for hire license, a person: (1) Must be the owner of the vehicle. (b) No person shall be eligible to apply for, or have the license administrator renew, public vehicle for hire licenses for taxicabs unless the number of taxicabs that are owned by that person, and that are licensed or will be licensed if the application is approved, is five (5) or more; however, this limitation shall not apply to a person who has maintained at least one (1) valid public vehicle for hire license for at least one (1) eligible taxicab continuously since July 1, 2002. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 5; G.O. 29, 2006, § 6; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178; G.O. 78, 2019, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-44 Application.

Sec. 996-44. - Application. (a) Each applicant for a license for a public vehicle for hire shall provide to the license administrator the following information concerning the applicant and the vehicle, on an application form provided by the license administrator, signed and sworn to by the applicant (or, if the applicant is not an individual, signed and sworn to by one (1) of the individuals about whom information is required by this section): (1) The vehicle's seating capacity, name of manufacturer, model year, horsepower, vehicle identification number, certificate of title number, color and state license number; (2) The logo (if any), color and design scheme that will be used on the vehicle; (3) The applicant's full name; (4) The applicant's central office address; (5) The names of all persons other than the applicant who have a financial interest in the vehicle; (6) All governmental entities from which the applicant has previously obtained a license for any public vehicle for hire, and each date and cause for which any such license was ever revoked or suspended; and (7) Such additional information as the license administrator deems necessary. (b) As used in this section, financial interest in a motor vehicle means any portion of any of the legal rights of ownership or any such financial interest in any partnership, corporation or other legal entity having any such financial interest in a motor vehicle. As used in this section, financial interest in a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to, that interest held by stockholders and officers of corporations or similar business entities having a financial interest in a motor vehicle. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178; G.O. 78, 2019, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-45 Attachments to the application.

Sec. 996-45. - Attachments to the application. Each application shall be accompanied by: (1) A public liability insurance policy or certificate of self- insurance for the vehicle; (2) A certificate of existence from the Indiana secretary of state, if the applicant is a corporation; and (3) Such additional items as the license administrator deems necessary. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-46 Public liability insurance.

Sec. 996-46. - Public liability insurance. (a) All vehicles licensed under this article must be covered by a public liability insurance policy that will indemnify anyone injured by anyone operating the vehicle. The public liability insurance shall be in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) combined limit coverage for personal injury and property damage. The policy shall contain the same substantive provisions as required of common carriers under the forms prescribed by the federal highway administration at 49 C.F.R. § 387.39. The policy shall remain in effect continuously until terminated. The policy shall provide that cancellation may be effected only by the insurer providing forty-five (45) days' prior written notice to the license administrator; provided, in the event of cancellation for nonpayment of premium, the cancellation may be effective on ten (10) days' prior written notice, such ten (10) days being measured from the license administrator's receipt of the notice. (b) The insurance requirements of this section may be satisfied by a certificate of self-insurance, in an equivalent amount, issued by the bureau of motor vehicles of the State of Indiana. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-47 Fees.

Sec. 996-47. - Fees. (a) The renewal fee for each public vehicle for hire license shall be provided in section 131-501 of the code. (b) In addition, the fee for an inspection of a taxicab beyond the past six (6) model years shall be provided in section 131-502 of the code. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 117, 2001, § 3; G.O. 29, 2006, § 7; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178; G.O. 78, 2019, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-48 Investigation of applicant.

Sec. 996-48. - Investigation of applicant. The license administrator shall investigate an applicant for a public vehicle for hire license. The investigation shall include: (1) Investigation of the facts giving rise to any violation of law and any charges alleging a violation of law pending against the applicant or any person having a financial interest in the vehicle; and (2) Such additional investigation as the license administrator deems necessary. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-49 Pre-licensure inspection of vehicle.

Sec. 996-49. - Pre-licensure inspection of vehicle. The division of construction and business services shall inspect the vehicle for compliance with the motor vehicle equipment requirements of IC 9-19 and section 996-123 of the Code. At least two (2) times each year, on a schedule or at such unannounced times as determined by the license administrator as appointed by the deputy of the division of construction and business services shall inspect each licensed public vehicle for hire for compliance with the motor vehicle equipment requirements of IC 9-19 and section 996-123. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 6; G.O. 63, 2009, § 178; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-51 Renewal date.

Sec. 996-51. - Renewal date. The renewal date for a license for a public vehicle for hire shall be according to the provisions of section 801-209 of the Code. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 25, 2010, § 39)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-52 Renewal.

Sec. 996-52. - Renewal. The renewal of a license for a public vehicle for hire shall be granted upon the same terms and conditions as the original license. Pending action by the license administrator on the application for renewal, the applicant shall be permitted to operate a public vehicle for hire under the license issued for the previous year, unless the license administrator enters an order to the contrary. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 179)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-53 Post-licensure inspection of vehicle.

Sec. 996-53. - Post-licensure inspection of vehicle. At least two (2) times each year, on a schedule or at such unannounced times as determined by the license administrator, the division of construction and business services shall inspect each licensed public vehicle for hire for compliance with the motor vehicle equipment requirements of IC 9-19 and section 996-123. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 7; G.O. 63, 2009, § 179; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-54 Removal from service.

Sec. 996-54. - Removal from service. If a licensed public vehicle for hire is inspected pursuant to section 996-53 and found not to comply with the motor vehicle requirements of IC 9-19 or section 996-123, any monthly taxicab certificate shall be immediately removed from the vehicle and canceled. The division of construction and business services shall thereafter reinspect the vehicle upon the request of the licensee. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 72, 2002, § 7; G.O. 29, 2006, § 8; G.O. 63, 2009, § 179; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)
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_ARTIVGELIREPUVEHIFetched: 10/27/2026

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