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§ 407. Medallion—Required for automobiles-for-hire, description, issuance, fees

(a) After October 30, 1978, no person, company, corporation, or partnership may register an automobile for hire or purchase license plates therefor or own an automobile for hire enterprise within the Virgin Islands who has not first obtained an automobile-for-hire medallion as provided by this subchapter. (b) Automobile-for-hire medallions (hereinafter referred to as “medallions”) shall […]

§ 401. Registration and licenses; operators’ badges; identification cards

(a) No person may operate an automobile for hire until he has applied for and been issued an operator’s badge and an identification card by the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission, hereinafter the “Commission”. The Taxicab Commission may not issue an operator’s badge or an identification card to any person who has not complied with the […]

§ 401b. Issuance of citations: Procedure before Taxicab Commission

Taxicab inspectors are authorized to issue citations, returnable before the Taxicab Commission for violations of chapter 37, Title 20, Virgin Islands Code, or of any regulations of the Taxicab Commission: (1) Whenever any person is apprehended for any violation of this chapter committed in connection with the operation of a taxi, the apprehending peace officer […]

§ 402. Operation of automobiles for hire

(a) Operators of automobiles for hire shall be decently attired and shall be polite to passengers. (b) Automobiles operated for hire shall be maintained in a clean condition. (c) Articles mislaid by passengers in automobiles for hire shall be given to the passengers or turned in to the office of the Taxicab Commission by the […]