Taximeter and fare payment.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-104-125
in effect9-104-125 Taximeter and fare payment.
A licensee is responsible for ensuring that the taxicab the licensee operates is equipped with an operational taximeter. A licensee who operates a taxicab must activate the taximeter at the start of a passenger trip for all passengers secured through “street hail” or taxicab stand.
A licensee who operates a taxicab is exempt from activating the taximeter for passengers secured through a taxi e-hail dispatching smart phone application or platform.
(Added Coun. J. 4-15-26, p. 42642, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2703846Fetched: 10/24/2026
