Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-15. Posting of photograph of operator
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The operator of every taxicab or limited public motor vehicle shall have a recent and distinct photograph of himself or herself at least two and one-half inches (2½?) wide and four inches (4?) high, together with his or her full name and address, posted in a conspicuous place in the taxicab or limited public motor vehicle operated by him or her.
History of Section.
P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-15.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-14-15
- 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