Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13b - Transportation › 96 - Taxicab Rules of Operation › Section 13b-96-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 13b-96-1 to 13b-96-51, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Applicant" means applicant as defined in section 13b-17-101 a(3) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) "Applications" means all forms of proposals, requests, applications or petitions of whatever nature that are filed with the commissioner, as enumerated in sections 13b-17a-100 to 13b-17a-152 a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) "Certificate" means the authority granted to operate a taxicab;
(4) "Certificate holder" means any person, partnership, corporation or limited liability company (LLC) who has been granted a taxicab certificate by the commissioner;
(5) "Citation" means citation as defined in section 13b-17-101 a(7) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(6) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation or the Commissioner's designee;
(7) "Department" means the Department of Transportation;
(8) "Discontinuation of service" means the cessation of all taxicab service;
(9) "Dispatch service" or "Communication system" means a communication system, through two-way radio or cellular telephone, by which a certificate holder or the general public shall reach all taxicabs in service operating under the certificate number;
(10) "Driver comment card" means the comment card which each certificate holder shall provide in every taxicab on the prescribed form;
(11) "Driver identification card" means the identification card which each certificate holder is to provide on the prescribed form;
(12) "Driver list" means the permanent record of driver information, which each certificate holder is required to maintain;
(13) "Drop rate" means the initial charge incurred when a trip meter is turned on at the start of a taxicab trip;
(14) "In service" means a taxicab on duty and available for immediate transportation of passengers upon solicitation;
(15) "Interruption of service" means a reduction in the number of hours a taxicab service is operated or in the number of vehicles needed to be in service to meet the public demand;
(16) "Metered rates of fare" means those rates of fare which are calculated by use of a taxi meter, which are based upon a combination of either time or time or distance where the distance is less than fifteen miles per the Official Mileage Guide;
(17) "Metered service" means taxicab service where a rate of fare is calculated based on the metered rate of fare;
(18) "Official Mileage Guide" means the Official Mileage Guide as published under PUC Docket No. 6770-A, and revisions thereof, which specifies the distances between towns in the state of Connecticut;
(19) "Operator" means the licensed driver of a taxicab;
(20) "Over fifteen mile rate of fare" means those rates of fare which apply to taxicab trips between points which are fifteen miles or more distant within or to or from a certificate holder's territory and are applied as flat rates of fare per mile based solely upon the distances published in the Official Mileage Guide;
(21) "Over fifteen mile service" means taxicab service where the rate of fare is calculated by the certificate holder's fifteen miles or greater rate of fare;
(22) "Public transportation terminal" means any facility associated with scheduled passengers including, but not limited to, a railroad station, ferry boat dock, airport or bus terminal (not bus stop) which is served by regulated, licensed providers of those modes of passenger transportation;
(23) "Service animal" means any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items;
(24) "Shared ride rate of fare" means the rate of fare which the certificate holder is required to publish after approval by the commissioner, which is applied when two or more passengers of different parties travel in one taxicab to the same or different destinations, at per capita flat rates of fare, as specified for each town;
(25) "Tariff" means a schedule of rates of fare on file with the commissioner;
(26) "Taxicab" or "Taxi" means any motor vehicle as defined in section 13b-95 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(27) "Taxicab certificate" means the certificate issued by the commissioner which authorizes the operation of a taxicab as defined under section 13b-95 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(28) "Taxicab driver" or "Driver" means any person who operates a taxicab, which is registered under a certificate holder;
(29) "Taxi light" or "Dome light" means an exterior roof light which displays the word "TAXI" in bold letters, not less than three inches high;
(30) "Taxi meter" or "Meter" means an instrument or device designed for the purpose of mechanically or electronically calculating and displaying the rates of fare for taxicab service based upon the drop rate of fare and the distance a passenger travels or a combination of the time and distance traveled while a taxicab is engaged in transporting passengers for hire;
(31) "Taxi rate decal" means the decal on which the rates of fare are listed for patrons traveling in either metered or over fifteen mile service;
(32) "Taxi territory" means the town or towns in which a taxicab certificate holder is specifically authorized to operate, which is specified in its certificate;
(33) "Taxi trip receipt" means the form required to be provided to all passengers, upon their request after each trip, by the taxicab driver for the purpose of acknowledging payment of fares;
(34) "Telephone service" means an established telephone number by which the public can access taxicab service;
(35) "Temporary authority" means the temporary authority granted by the commissioner pursuant to section 13b-97a of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(36) "Time rate" means the rate of fare assessed for use of the taxicab based upon an element of time;
(37) "Travel rate" means the rate of fare assessed on the taximeter for the use of taxicabs based upon an element of distance;
(38) "Trip record" means the record, which each certificate holder is to provide in the prescribed form, on which each driver is required to list certain data for each trip performed; and
(39) "Vehicle markings" means the interior or exterior markings required to be displayed on every vehicle operated in taxicab service.