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Failure to pay any fees as required under this article.

e. Repeated and persistent violations by the permittee or drivers employed by the permit holder of the traffic laws of the town and the state. f. Employment of a driver who does not have a valid taxicab driver's permit under the provisions of this article. g. Violation of any of the provisions of this article by the permit holder. h. The person is determined to be, by the chief of police, not of good moral character, based on the responses listed on the application or has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, soliciting for prostitution, the sale or use of narcotics or dangerous drugs, or other similar crimes, unless a period of five years has elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement for such offense, whichever is later. (Ord. No. 01-47, § 3, 8-13-01) Exception: Notwithstanding the preceding, taxicab drivers and operators who are duly licensed in another jurisdiction may come into town to pick up or deliver persons if their services were requested by the passenger, provided they do not solicit fares within town limits. Further, nothing in this Article shall prohibit taxicab drivers and operators who are duly licensed in another jurisdiction from passing through town without soliciting fares. No driver shall (i) deceive or attempt to deceive any passenger who may ride or desire to ride in his/her passenger vehicle for hire as to his/her destination or the rate to be for hire as to his/her destination or the rate of fare to be charged, (ii) convey or cause to be conveyed any passenger to any place other than as directed by the passenger, or (iii) take a longer route to the requested destination than is necessary, unless it is so requested by the passenger(s), except for shared ride service provided for in subsection (4) of this section. (1) Drivers shall comply with all reasonable and lawful requests of the passenger as to the speed of travel and the route to be taken. (2) No driver shall have in his/her possession a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or tobacco of any kind while a passenger is being transported in his/her passenger vehicle for hire. (3) No driver shall allow the seating capacity of his/her passenger vehicle for hire to be exceeded. The seating capacity shall be based on the number of seat belts in the passenger vehicle. (4) If agreed to by the first passenger, a passenger vehicle for hire transporting passengers may answer other calls, or pick up additional passengers, prior to taking the first passenger to his or her destination, provided that the first passenger consents to the amount of additional time above that normally required for the exclusive-ride trip as estimated in advance by the driver. Passenger vehicles for hire shall specify any fare discounts to passengers participating in a ride sharing. If a (Ord. No. 2007-025, 2-26-07) Sec. 67-34. Conduct of drivers.

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