Vehicle for Hire Company Operator License Last updated 04/16/2024

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Fees

License Fee Description Exemptions
$0.00
no exemptions

Description

Taxi Company is a business operating one or more vehicles for hire, regardless of the legal form of the entity and regardless of whether the taxis so operated are owned by the company, leased, or owned by individual members of an entity. Taxi companies do not include Transportation Network Companies.

Transportation Network Company (TNC) is a company that operates or facilitates a transportation network using an internet-enabled technology application service, website or system to connect passengers to TNC affiliated drivers who provide prearranged rides in TNC vehicles for hire.

Vehicle for Hire is any motor vehicle used for the ground transportation of passengers for compensation within the City, including taxis and transportation network vehicles. The following vehicles shall not be considered as vehicles for hire for the purposes of this Chapter: limousines as defined by this Chapter; regularly scheduled buses; bona fide state-approved buses engaged in charter service with a seating capacity of more than twenty persons; vans and mini-buses which carry passengers for hire and have a seating capacity of more than seven passengers; courtesy vehicles operated by vehicle repair businesses, hotels, motels, or residential facilities without charge to the user; ambulances licensed under State law; specially equipped vehicles used exclusively to transport wheelchair-bound passengers and their attendants; and non-motorized vehicles such as horse-drawn buggies.

Duration

Renewal annually

Renewal Information

An operator's license is issued for a term of one year. All operator licenses shall expire on December 31st of the year issued. If a licensee intends to continue to operate in the next following license year, not less than thirty days prior to the license expiration date, licensee shall complete a license renewal application and submit the annual license fee as described in Section 9.08.050, to the City Recorder.

Duplicate License Requirements

not applicable

Processing Time

Processing Time Description
1 Week

Prerequisites and Requirements

Prerequisites

No prereqs required beyond the standard application process

Required Documentation

Application form, Stand permit if the owner wants one and the vehicle permits.

Examination Information

Continuing Education Requirements

None required

Bonding Requirements

$5000.00 Bond or certified check acceptable to the City Recorder

Insurance Requirements

At least the minimum amounts specified for municipal liability in the Oregon Tort Claims Act for Injury

Additional Information

Other Information

9.08.050 - Operational requirements.
A. TNCs shall maintain records of all trips made by all drivers for at least one year from the date of the trip. The data may be aggregated and/or anonymized, and shall at a minimum include the locations by ZIP code of trip origination and destination, vehicle miles traveled, trip origination and completion times, trip duration, and passenger wait times from a driver's acceptance of a request for passenger pick-up. The City may require a TNC to enter a data sharing agreement in order to receive a license.
B. All vehicles operating for a TNC or Taxi Company shall be clearly marked with the company name or logo. Vehicles operating for a Taxi Company shall include the company name or logo, phone number and a vehicle identification number in plain sight. Vehicles operated solely for TNC services shall be clearly marked as operating for the TNC, although any vehicle marking requirements imposed by a TNC may apply. The TNC's software application or website shall display for the passenger the make, model and license plate number of the TNC vehicle.
C. TNC drivers may not accept street hails, and may only accept rides arranged through a TNC's digital network.
D. Operators shall implement and maintain at all times a zero tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol applicable to all drivers employed by or affiliated with the company while providing vehicle for hire services. Companies shall provide notice of the zero tolerance policy on their website and/or have it clearly displayed in each vehicle. The notice must include contact information to report a complaint about a driver for possible violation of this policy. A company shall immediately suspend a driver upon receipt of a passenger complaint alleging violation of the zero tolerance policy for at least the duration of the investigation of the complaint.
E. Operators must provide reasonable accommodations to passengers with disabilities, including passengers accompanied by a service animal, passengers with hearing and visual impairments and passengers with mobility devices and must comply with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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