TAXICAB OPERATION REGULATIONS

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. IV, ch. 996, art. VIII

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-101 Fraudulent operation.

Sec. 996-101. - Fraudulent operation. No person shall operate on the streets of the City of Indianapolis any taxicab or any vehicle marked so as to appear to be a taxicab, unless the vehicle is a taxicab licensed pursuant to this article. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-102 Fare advertisement.

Sec. 996-102. - Fare advertisement. The fare schedule in use by a taxicab at any given time shall be displayed on the exterior of the taxicab in a format prescribed by the license administrator, designed to be readable by potential passengers. The fare schedule so advertised shall not exceed the fare schedule for that taxicab as filed with the license administrator. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit taxicab fares lower than the fares so displayed. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 182)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-103 Use of taximeters.

Sec. 996-103. - Use of taximeters. No person shall operate a taxicab as a taxicab unless the taximeter is engaged. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-104 Taximeter security.

Sec. 996-104. - Taximeter security. All taximeters shall be in an enclosed case permanently attached to a taxicab, and no person other than the license administrator or the division of construction and business services shall remove or tamper with the case, the taximeter or the seal placed on any taximeter by the license administrator, unless the current taximeter and monthly taxicab certificates are first surrendered to the license administrator. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 183; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-105 Illumination of taximeters.

Sec. 996-105. - Illumination of taximeters. All taximeters shall be illuminated between sunset and sunrise so as to be easily and clearly readable at all times by passengers seated in the rear seat. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-106 Taxicab waiting charges.

Sec. 996-106. - Taxicab waiting charges. When a taxicab arrives at the place to which it has been called by a passenger, the driver shall give notice of his arrival to such person, and for the first three (3) minutes following notice, there shall be no time charge for waiting. For any waiting time thereafter, either at the place of call or in route to the passenger's destination, the waiting charge authorized by the current schedule may be charged. However, no waiting time shall be charged in any case where the wait is caused by the premature arrival of the driver at the place of the call, or where delays occur in route due to the condition of the taxicab, driver, or traffic, including railroad crossing delays. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-107 Routes.

Sec. 996-107. - Routes. Licensees operating taxicabs shall use the shortest practicable routes on all trips. (G.O. 76, 1994, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-108 Reserved.

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_ARTVIIITAOPREFetched: 10/27/2026