Taxicab fare meters must be visible and sealed

Every taxicab while operating within the County out of fixed stands located therein shall be equipped with a taximeter so mounted in the taxicab that the reading dial showing the amount of fare to be charged shall at all times be plainly visible to the passenger. Between the hours of sunset and sunrise, the reading dial showing the amount of fare to be charged shall be well lighted and really discernible by the passenger riding in such taxicab. The taximeter shall be operated by a mechanism of standard design and construction with the primary indicating elements susceptible of advancement only by the rotation of the vehicle wheels or by the time mechanism. The figures of the reading dial showing the amount of the fare shall be of such size that it shall be plainly visible to the passenger. The taximeter shall have thereon a flag or other clearly visible fare-indicating mechanism to denote when the taxicab is employed and when it is not employed. It shall be sealed at all points and connections which, if manipulated, would affect its correct reading and recording. (Ord. 2817 § 3, 1999: Ord. 1571, 1986: prior code § 17-1.5(a))