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2022 Guam Statutes
Title 16 - Vehicles
Chapter 11 - Taxicabs

Universal Citation: 16 Guam Code §§ 11101 - 11106.1 (2022)
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16 GCA VEHICLES CH. 11 TAXICABS CHAPTER 11 TAXICABS § 11101. § 11102. § 11103. § 11104. § 11105. § 11106. § 11106.1. Taxi: License. Same: Display: License, Rates, Driver Identification. Same: Signs. Same: Penalties. Regulation of Taxicabs. Same: Rates and Charges. Same: Charges for Luggage, and Extra-Large Parcels. NOTE: P.L. § 18-15:X:51 directs that all references to the Director of Public Safety in 16 GCA Chapter 11 shall hereafter mean and be read Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation. All such references have been changed accordingly. § 11101. Taxi: License. (a) No person shall operate a taxicab upon a highway for rent or hire without having in his immediate possession a valid taxicab driver's license. (b) In addition to the necessary qualifications set forth in Subsections (e) and (h) of § 3101 of this Title, for a chauffeur, an applicant for a taxicab driver's license must be a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of the territory of Guam, or a citizen of any other territory under the administration of the United States, and over the age of twenty-one (21) years. No person shall be licensed as a taxicab driver who shall have ever been convicted of an offense under §§ 16.20 through 16.50, 19.20 through 19.40, 22.20 through 22.40, 22.60, 25.15 through 25.45, 28.10 through 28.30, 28.50, 28.65, 28.70, 37.20, 40.10 through 40.30, 43.40 through 43.60, 9 GCA, Crimes and Corrections Code or who shall have been twice convicted of violation of §§ 9104, 9106, or 9107 of this Title. For the purposes of this Section, a plea of guilty shall be deemed a conviction. (c) All applications for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed with the Director of Department of Revenue and Taxation who, under such reasonable and uniform regulations as he may prescribe, may require fingerprinting and such oral or written examinations and driving tests as may be proper to determine the fitness of each applicant. Thereafter the Director of Department of Revenue and Taxation shall approve or disapprove each such application in accordance with the provisions of this Title. 1 COL070307 16 GCA VEHICLES CH. 11 TAXICABS (d) Upon the approval of an application for a taxicab driver’s license, the applicant shall be required to pay the license fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00) to the Treasurer of Guam prior to receiving the license. This fee is in addition to the Chauffeur’s License fee. (e) A taxicab driver's license entitles the licensee to all rights and privileges of a chauffeur, in addition to all the rights and privileges of a taxicab driver. (f) In addition to any other provisions for suspension or revocation of drivers' licenses contained in this Title, the Director of Department of Revenue Taxation shall revoke permanently the license of any taxicab driver upon his conviction of any of the offenses specified in this Section, or upon his second conviction such an offense where two (2) convictions thereof are, as specified above. As to licenses revoked under this Subsection, the last sentence of Subsection (e) of § 3111 of this Title shall not apply. (g) The provisions of §§ 3101, 3109, 3111, and 3112 of this Title relating to driving privileges or drivers' licenses in general shall apply to taxicab drivers' licenses, except insofar as inconsistent with any of the provisions of §§ 11101, 11102, 11103, and 11104 of this Title. SOURCE: GC § 23500, enacted by P.L. 1-88; Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 13187:162. Subsection (d) amended by P.L. 29-002:V:I:48 (May 18, 2007). § 11102. Same: Display: License, Rates, Driver Identification. (a) Every person operating a vehicle registered as a taxicab shall permanently display in the interior of such vehicle, so as to be plainly visible from wherever a passenger rides therein, the following information: 1. A photograph of the operator, 2. The full name of the operator, 3. The taxicab driver's license number, 4. A schedule of legal taxicab rates. (b) The photograph, which shall be a true, clear, and recognizable likeness of the face of the operator, shall be of such size; the name, the taxicab driver's license number, and the schedule of taxi rates shall be printed in such form and size, and all shall be displayed and attached to the 2 COL070307 16 GCA VEHICLES CH. 11 TAXICABS interior of the taxicab in such manner as the Director of Department of Revenue and Taxation by uniform regulations shall prescribe. (c) The Director of Department of Revenue and Taxation shall, before the granting of a taxicab driver's license, assign a license number to each applicant granted a license, starting with the figure one (1) by order of their being a granted license. Such taxicab driver's license shall remain in full force and effect as the identification number for the taxicab driver throughout the license year. The numbering shall begin anew at the beginning of each and every license year following. (d) The Director of Revenue and Taxation is authorized to issue a taxi identification card and to charge a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each identification card issued. SOURCE: GC § 23501, enacted by P.L. 1-88. Subsection (d) added by P.L. 29002:V:I:49 (May 18, 2007). § 11103. Same: Signs. Every individual, partnership, company, corporation, or other business association in whose name a taxicab is registered shall prominently display on both sides of the exterior of such taxicab the word "taxi" and the name under which it is registered. In the event that more than one taxicab is registered in the name of any one individual, partnership, corporation, company or other business association, such taxicabs shall be serially numbered and the applicable serial number similarly displayed on both sides of the exterior of each such taxicab in such size and manner as the Director of Department of Revenue and Taxation by uniform regulations shall prescribe. SOURCE: GC § 23502, enacted by P.L. 1-88. § 11104. Same: Penalties. Any violation of any of the provisions of §§ 7158, 11101, 11102, or 11103 shall be a petty misdemeanor. SOURCE: GC § 23503, enacted by P.L. 1-88 as amended by P.L. 13-187:163. NOTE: Taxi drivers' licensing was transferred to the Department of Revenue and Taxation along with the other licensing functions which were transferred by P.L. 12155. NOTE: Chapter VIII GC, consisted of § 23550, Liability to Guests, enacted by P.L. 82, which was repealed by P.L. 12-46. 3 COL070307 16 GCA VEHICLES CH. 11 TAXICABS § 11105. Regulation of Taxicabs. The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law, rules and regulations: (a) adopting a schedule of taxicab fares establishing mandatory fares for all hires of taxicabs; (b) regulating the calibrating of taxicab meters; and (c) establishing any other procedures or requirements that the Director deems appropriate to ensure that taxicabs are operated efficiently and safely and to ensure that residents and tourists are provided with adequate taxicab service. Such regulations shall provide for the suspension or termination of taxicab driver's licenses of individual taxicab drivers and for the suspension or termination of the business licenses of taxicab companies when the Director finds either such individuals or companies in substantial noncompliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section. SOURCE: Enacted by P.L. 18-15:X:50. § 11106. Same: Rates and Charges. Every person who owns or has control over any taxicab shall assess passengers for hire the following rates, fares or charges for services rendered by means of such taxicab: Description New Rate FLAG DOWN RATE (good for first 1/2 mile) $2.40 EVERY ADDITIONAL 1/4 MILE $0.80 FIRST MILE $4.00 WAITING TIME, EVERY 2 MINUTES $0.80 The foregoing schedule of fares and charges shall be posted pursuant to the provisions of § 11102 of this Chapter; provided, however, that the Director of Revenue and Taxation shall retain authority to adopt a schedule of taxicab fares pursuant to § 11105 of this Chapter if such fares are not less than those established in this Section. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 20-220:34. Amended by P.L. 28-068:IV:50 (Sept. 30, 2005). 4 COL070307 16 GCA VEHICLES CH. 11 TAXICABS § 11106.1. Same: Charges for Luggage, and Extra-Large Parcels. Every person who owns or has control over any taxicab shall assess passengers for hire a fee of One Dollar ($1) to transport each piece of luggage, extra-large parcel, or any parcel requiring either strenuous lifting on the part of the driver or the use of a rope or tie-down to secure its presence on or within the taxicab (i.e., a bicycle, surfboard, etc.). Such fare for luggage authorized by this Section shall be posted pursuant to the provisions of § 11102 of this Chapter. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 20-220. ---------- 5 COL070307
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