§ 29-57. Manifests; record of calls.

(a)

The owner and the driver of a taxicab shall keep a manifest, which shall be a permanent record of the transportation of each passenger. Each manifest shall include the following:

(1)

The name of the driver of the taxicab.

(2)

The number of the taxicab approved by the Chief of Police.

(3)

The address or place where the transportation of each passenger originated and the date and time thereof.

(4)

The address or place and the date and time the transportation of each paying passenger terminated, which shall be recorded on the manifest upon the termination of each such transportation and before transportation of any other paying passenger has begun.

(5)

The date and time each shift begins and ends.

(b)

A manifest shall be carried by the driver in the taxicab at all times during the operation of such vehicle, and a separate manifest shall be kept for each day of operation of the vehicle, provided that a driver operating a taxicab at 12:00 midnight may continue to use the manifest bearing the date the work period commenced through the end of such work period. No later than 24 hours after the final entry on a manifest, it shall be delivered to the main office of the taxicab owner. The manifest, whether in possession of the driver or at the place from which the business is conducted or directed, shall be subject at all times to examination or inspection by the Chief of Police. Each manifest shall be kept and preserved for 12 months, and thereafter any manifest involved in any investigation made or being made by any police officer shall be kept and preserved for such length of time as the Chief shall require, upon written notice from the Chief to the certificate holder to that effect. No owner of a taxicab and no driver shall exhibit a manifest or be compelled to exhibit a manifest except to the Chief or to such person as the Chief may direct or upon court order.

(Code 1993, § 30-39; Code 2004, § 110-60)

(Code 1993, § 30-39; Code 2004, § 110-60)