Fares and charges; regulations.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 376.14
in effectSec. 376.14. - Fares and charges; regulations.
(a) Fares. No person, firm or corporation owning, operating or controlling any motor vehicle operated and licensed as a taxicab may charge any other rate except as herein provided:
(1) The maximum rate of fare for taxicabs operating within the city will be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for the first fraction of a mile of one-fifth (⅕) of a mile or fraction of greater proportion. The rate for each additional mile beyond the first mile may not exceed two dollars seventy-five cents ($2.75). All fares beyond the first fraction will be calculated in fifty-five cent ($0.55) increments of one-fifth (⅕) of a mile, or a fraction of greater proportion. Each taxicab company's minimum and per-mile rates must be registered with the department of safety and inspections. Minimum and per mile rates may be changed following a seventy-two-hour notice to the department of safety and inspections and approval of said rate change. Rates must be posted on the outside right and left rear doors of the taxicab and inside the passenger compartment in the following manner and of sufficient size and shape so as to be clearly legible:
Taxicab Fares
(Maximum not to exceed) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) first one-fifth (⅕) mile
(Maximum not to exceed) fifty-five cents ($.055) each one-fifth (⅕) mile
(Maximum not to exceed) minimum fare six dollars ($6.00).
(2) No greater for the operation of such taxicabs, than as described in subsection (1) above may be charged by the operators thereof; provided, however, that discounts of up to fifteen (15) percent may be applied to the total fare on the following conditions:
a. Such discounts are clearly posted inside the passenger compartment of the taxicab;
b. Such discounts may be given only to persons in one (1) or more of the following groups:
1. Senior citizens (age fifty-five (55) or older);
2. Persons with disabilities; and
3. Officers and employees of businesses located within the city whose volume use of taxicabs is significant.
(3) No extra fare will be charged by the owner or operators of such taxicabs for additional passengers.
(b) Waiting time. Charges for waiting time may not exceed the following:
(1) For each hour of "waiting time at address," and "waiting time for engagement," twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
(c) "Waiting time" defined. "Waiting time at address" is herein defined to mean the time beginning when a cab arrives at an address to which it has been called, and ending when it departs from such address.
"Waiting time after engagement" means the time a cab is not in motion at the request of the passenger or passengers after the cab has commenced the transportation of such passenger or passengers.
(d) Review of fares and charges every three (3) calendar years. Every three (3) calendar years, the department of safety and inspections will, review the maximum allowable fares and charges for taxicab services to determine the amount fares and charges should be adjusted. The department of safety and inspections will make such recommendation to the city council.
(Code 1956, §§ 154.01—154.04; Ord No. 16982, 12-7-82; Ord No. 16996, 2-3-83; Ord No. 17467, § 1, 6-18.87; Ord No. 17838, § 1, 6-4-91; Ord No. 17881, § 5, 11-7-91; C.F. No. 94-199, § 15, 3-23-94; C.F. No. 97-870, § 1, 8-13-97; C.F. No. 01-349, § 1, 5-2-01; C.F. No. 05-1019, § 1, 11-23-05; C.F. No. 07-149, § 126, 3-28-07; C.F. No. 08-631, § 1, 7-23-08; Ord 12-70, § 1, 11-14-12; 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_S376.14FACHREFetched: 11/1/2026