Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-7. Display of certificate memorandum
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The owner or operator of each taxicab or limited public motor vehicle subject to the provisions of § 39-14-3 and § 39-14-4, shall display, in a conspicuous place therein, a memorandum issued by the division of the certificate provided for in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1552, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 100, § 4; P.L. 1956, ch. 3829, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-7; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 116.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-7
- Certificate: means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to a common carrier. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-1
- Division: means the division of public utilities and carriers. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- Limited public motor vehicle: means and includes every motor vehicle for hire, other than a jitney, as defined in § 39-13-1, or a taxicab, as defined in this chapter, equipped with a taximeter used for transporting members of the general public for compensation only from a designated location on private property to such points as may be directed by the passenger. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-1
- Taxicab: means and includes every motor vehicle for hire, other than a jitney as defined in § 39-13-1, equipped with a taximeter, used for transporting members of the general public for compensation to any place within this state as may be directed by a passenger on a call-and-demand basis, when the solicitation or acceptance of the passenger occurs within the location named in the certificate; provided, that the vehicle's driver may, if and when solicited on a public highway at any location at which he or she is discharging a passenger, which location is not shown in the certificate, provide transportation from the location only to a place named in the certificate. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-1