Rates and charges.
Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 28-103
in effectSec. 28-103. - Rates and charges.
(a) No person operating a taxicab upon a street in the city may charge for each trip in excess of three dollars and eighty cents ($3.80) for the first one-seventh mile or fraction thereof; forty cents ($0.40) for each additional one-seventh mile or fraction thereof; forty cents ($0.40) for each sixty-second period, or fraction thereof, of waiting time; ten cents ($0.10) for each piece of hand luggage in excess of three (3); one dollar ($1.00) for each trunk; and twenty cents ($0.20) for each bag or sack in excess of four (4). The term "bag or sack" shall mean a minimum size equivalent to a six-barrel sack having a dimension of seven (7) inches by twelve (12) inches wide and being seventeen (17) inches in height. The maximum rates shall not be affected by the number of passengers carried, but not more than six (6) passengers may be carried at one (1) time. A sign setting forth these maximum rates shall be posted inside taxicab at a conspicuous place where it will be visible to passengers. The operator of the taxicab shall not reset the taximeter until the fare is paid.
(b) When requested by a passenger, every driver shall give a numbered receipt showing the owner's name, date, permit number, and the amount of fare charged.
(Code 1961, § 20-12; Ord. No. 88-74, § 1, 6-2-88; Ord. No. 94-116, § 1, 11-7-94; Ord. No. 04-45, § 1, 4-6-04; Ord. No. 08-226, § 1, 8-4-08; Ord. No. 22-235, 11-1-22)
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_S28-103RACHFetched: 11/1/2026