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r <br /> SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> TITLE VI VEHICLES <br /> CHAPTER 6 -6 TAXIS <br /> 6 -6 -455 TAXICAB MAINTENANCE. <br /> Each taxicab operated under the taxicab business permit issued pursuant to this chapter <br /> shall be maintained in such condition so that; <br /> (a) All doors, windows. hood and trunk will open and close securely; <br /> (b) The inside of the taxicab and the luggage compartment is free of litter and trash. and <br /> does not soil, rip or otherwise damage the passenger's clothing or effects; and <br /> (c) The exterior of the vehicle is clean and in good repair. and does not have any peeling <br /> paint, paint primer. dents. rust or missing components which are discernable from five (5) feet of <br /> the vehicle. <br /> 6 -6 -460 TAXICAB INSPECTIONS. <br /> (a) All taxicabs shall be inspected annually for safety and mechanical fitness in the <br /> manner provided for by Section 6- 6 -205(j ) -(I) above. The inspection shall be complete prior to <br /> the renewal of the taxicab business permit. • <br /> (b) The driver of a taxicab shall inspect the taxicab and its equipment at least once each <br /> day. <br /> (c) The registered owner of a taxicab shall be responsible for the safety of each cab. The <br /> registered owner shall make diligent efforts to ensure that his or her taxicabs are in safe working <br /> .order, including routine inspections and daily written documentation of the safety of all taxicabs. <br /> The registered owner shall not permit any taxicab to be used when the registered owner. lessee, <br /> or operator has reason to believe that a taxicab is in an unsafe condition. <br /> (d) Any officer of the City's Police Department may at any time inspect any vehicle <br /> being operated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter to insure that it complies with the <br /> California Vehicle Code as well as all requirements of this Chapter and is in good mechanical <br /> order and does not endanger the safety of passengers. <br /> 6 -6 -465 ACCIDENT REPORTS. <br /> (a) Each holder of a taxicab business permit shall report any accident involving a taxicab <br /> of which he or she is the owner and resulting in property damage exceeding one hundred dollars • <br /> ($100) or personal injury of any kind to the Chief of Police within ten days of the accident. <br /> (b) Each taxicab driver shall report to the Chief of Police any driving accident in which <br /> he is involved resulting in property damage exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or personal <br /> injury of any kind within ten days after the accident. <br /> 18 <br />