Taximeter—Required; specifications; operation.
Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 28-101
in effectSec. 28-101. - Taximeter—Required; specifications; operation.
(a) No person may operate a taxicab upon a street in the city unless the taxi is equipped with a taximeter of a design approved by the chief of police. In order to be approved, a taximeter must show, in figures which are plainly visible to a passenger, the amount of the fare. Each taximeter shall be installed in a sealed, tamper-proof, flexible shaft and housing, and shall be equipped with a tamper-proof switch and electric system so designed that when the taximeter is in operation during a paid trip, the electric light indicator on the top of the taxicab will not be turned on, and when the taximeter is not in operation and the taxicab is for hire, the electric light indicator on the top of the taxicab shall be turned on.
(b) No taxicab shall be operated while occupied by a person other than the driver with the signal affixed to such taximeter in such a position as to denote such vehicle is not employed or in such a position as to denote that it is employed at a rate of fare different from that which is required by this article.
(Code 1961, § 20-10)
Source: City of Greensboro, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/greensboro/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH28TABU_ARTIITA_DIV5OPRURE_S28-101TAEQSPOPFetched: 11/1/2026