§ 31-705. Rules for operation.

(a)

Each transportation network entity shall adopt and require all transportation network entity drivers to display consistent trade markings (i.e., distinctive signage or display on the vehicle) when providing transportation network entity services that are sufficiently large and color contrasted as to be readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least 50 feet.

(b)

No transportation network entity for-hire vehicle or driver shall utilize a designated taxicab stand.

(c)

A transportation network entity driver shall not solicit or pick up passengers other than by prearrangement through the transportation network entity.

(d)

A transportation network entity driver shall not accept or solicit street hails.

(e)

Transportation network entity vehicles shall not display the word(s) "taxicab", "taxi" or "cab" on the exterior or interior of the transportation network entity vehicle.

(f)

Every transportation network entity and transportation network entity driver shall fully comply with all ordinances, rules and regulations of the County applicable to the operation of transportation network entity vehicles.

(g)

All transportation network entities shall implement a zero tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol while a transportation network entity driver provides transportation network entity services and transportation network entity drivers shall comply with this policy.

(h)

Each transportation network entity shall make available to the Director or Director's designee for review at the transportation network entity's local office in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County financial documentation relating to fees charged and/or collected at Miami International Airport and the Port of Miami, which shall include, among other things, the number of pickups at Miami International Airport and Port of Miami; provided that, if a transportation network entity and the County enter into an operating agreement under Section 31-702(k), the transportation network entity's recordkeeping and reporting obligations shall be governed by that operating agreement.

(i)

Audits:

(1)

Transportation network entities shall maintain all financial records as provided in Section 31-705 as well as records of all vehicle inspections, background checks, and insurance required pursuant to this article for at least three (3) years;

(2)

Transportation network entities shall cooperate with the Department to permit audits of records described in Section 31-705 to verify compliance with requirements of this article. The Department or its designee may conduct these audits no more than biannually;

(3)

Upon request by the Department, any code enforcement officer or any other person authorized to enforce this article pursuant to Section 31-709, a transportation network entity driver shall permit inspection of a transportation network entity vehicle for purposes of verifying compliance with this article and reviewing documentation demonstrating that the driver is registered with a County-licensed transportation network entity, that the driver's vehicle has been inspected pursuant to Section 31-708, and that a trip was prearranged through a digital platform. The transportation network entity shall include in its driver policies a requirement that a transportation network entity driver immediately permit inspection of a vehicle in accordance with this paragraph and provide access to this documentation to the Department, code enforcement officer or any other person authorized to enforce this article pursuant to Section 31-709 upon request. If a transportation network entity for-hire driver refuses to allow an inspection or to make such documentation available, upon notice to the transportation network entity, the transportation network entity shall not allow the transportation network entity driver to use its digital platform until the driver permits the inspection or provides the documentation;

(4)

In connection with a compliance inquiry including, but not limited to, a compliance inquiry under paragraph three (3) of this subsection, the Department, any code enforcement officer or any other person authorized to enforce this article pursuant to Section 31-709 may request, and a transportation network entity shall provide or make available for inspection, documentation necessary to investigate and resolve the inquiry, including documentation verifying a driver's certification with the transportation network entity, that the transportation network entity driver has undergone a background check as required by this article and meets the requirements of Section 31-703, that the transportation network entity vehicle has been inspected pursuant to Section 31-708, and that the transportation network entity driver prearranged a trip through the transportation network entity's digital platform;

(5)

All documentation required to be provided or inspected under this Section may be provided or inspected in electronic or paper form;

(6)

A transportation network entity shall not block or otherwise interfere with the Department's ability to access the transportation network entity's digital platform as a user in order to request a ride from a transportation network entity driver to monitor compliance with the provisions of this article; and

(7)

Failure by a transportation network entity or a transportation network entity driver to comply with the provisions of this Section may result in revocation or suspension of the transportation network entity license.

(Ord. No. 16-42, § 3, 5-3-16)