Pedicab fares, meters, signs, and receipts

(a) Time charges. Unless reduced or waived by the pedicab operator pursuant to subsection (d), any driver, owner, or operator of a pedicab shall charge $2 per minute for the use of a pedicab for purposes of hire per trip, regardless of the number of passengers on the trip. The fare shall be measured by a meter, approved by the director, calibrated to charge the current fare on a per-minute basis. The meter shall be reset at the beginning of each trip. (b) Posting of fares. Signs indicating the current fare to be charged per minute shall be in English and Japanese and shall be posted and visible from within and from outside the cab. Information on the fare shall specify the charge per minute on a per-trip basis. Such signs shall also indicate a 24-hour telephone number to call for pedicab complaints. During all hours when vehicles are required to be lighted, the signs and the meter shall also be readily discernible to the passengers for hire. Signs posting the fares shall be printed in bold type letters and numerals not less than 0.375 of an inch in height, shall not be abbreviated and shall be approved by the director of budget and fiscal services before they are mounted on the pedicab. (c) Fares may only be charged for the use of the pedicab when actually occupied by the passenger for hire. No other charges shall be made for the use of a pedicab for hire. (d) The collection of any charge may, at the option of the pedicab operator, be reduced or waived. (e) At the end of a pedicab trip, the operator shall provide at least one passenger with a receipt that records the passenger’s name, date of pedicab service, the number of minutes of the pedicab trip, the fare received, the name of the pedicab operator, and the pedicab operator’s number. )