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Such financial data shall be used only for consideration of rates or charges, or to determine financial responsibility, and shall be kept confidential by the governing body to which it has been submitted. Nothing in this subsection shall make confidential any certificate of insurance, bond, letter of credit, or other certification that the owner or operator has met the requirements of this chapter or of any local ordinance with regard to financial responsibility.C\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of § 3.2-5620, in the absence of any specifications, tolerances, and regulations for software-based taximeter technology published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, any county, city, or town that has adopted an ordinance regulating taxicabs as provided in subsection A may authorize the use of software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares for taxicab service.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282326,"text":"The governing body of any county, city or town in the Commonwealth may by ordinance regulate the rates or charges of any motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for a consideration on any highway, street, road, lane or alley in such county, city or town, and may prescribe such reasonable regulations as to filing of schedules of rates, charges and the general operation of such vehicles; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter to the contrary, such ordinances and regulations shall not prescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver or lessor of any such motor vehicle by the owner or lessee thereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":282327,"text":"In considering rates or charges pursuant to this section, or financial responsibility as provided by this chapter, the governing body may require the owner or operator to submit such supporting financial data as may be necessary, including federal or state income tax returns for the two years preceding, provided that the governing body shall not require any owner or operator to submit any audit more extensive than that conducted by such owner or operator in the normal course of business. Such financial data shall be used only for consideration of rates or charges, or to determine financial responsibility, and shall be kept confidential by the governing body to which it has been submitted. Nothing in this subsection shall make confidential any certificate of insurance, bond, letter of credit, or other certification that the owner or operator has met the requirements of this chapter or of any local ordinance with regard to financial responsibility.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":282328,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3.2-5620, in the absence of any specifications, tolerances, and regulations for software-based taximeter technology published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, any county, city, or town that has adopted an ordinance regulating taxicabs as provided in subsection A may authorize the use of software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares for taxicab service.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14863,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxicabs","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13319,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:27","permalink":{"id":232301,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14863,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3","url":"\/46.2\/V\/20\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13319,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Passenger Carriers","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13318,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","permalink":{"id":231967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13319,"identifier":"20","token":"46.2\/V\/20","url":"\/46.2\/V\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13318,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Carriers","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","permalink":{"id":231965,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13318,"identifier":"V","token":"46.2\/V","url":"\/46.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80201,"structure_id":14863,"section_number":"46.2-2059","catch_line":"Permit required for taxicab service","url":"\/46.2-2059\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2059","metadata":false},{"id":64492,"structure_id":14863,"section_number":"46.2-2059.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-2059.1\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2059.1","metadata":false},{"id":57954,"structure_id":14863,"section_number":"46.2-2060","catch_line":"Limitations on advertising","url":"\/46.2-2060\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2060","metadata":false},{"id":82475,"structure_id":14863,"section_number":"46.2-2061","catch_line":"Article does not make taxicab operators common carriers","url":"\/46.2-2061\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2061","metadata":false},{"id":78809,"structure_id":14863,"section_number":"46.2-2062","catch_line":"Regulation of taxicab service by localities; 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 238<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 528<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57954,"section_number":"46.2-2060","catch_line":"Limitations on advertising","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2060\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77146,"section_number":"3.2-5620","catch_line":"Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5620\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232319,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78809,"identifier":"46.2-2062","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2062","url":"\/46.2-2062\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2062\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/3\/46.2-2062","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of taxicab service by localities; rates and charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2062","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any county, city or town in the Commonwealth may by ordinance<\/span> regulate the rates or charges of any motor vehicles<\/span> used for the transportation of passengers for a consideration on any highway<\/span>, street, road, lane<\/span> or alley in such county, city or town, and may prescribe such reasonable regulations as to filing of schedules<\/span> of rates, charges and the general operation<\/span> of such vehicles; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter to the contrary, such ordinances<\/span> and regulations shall not prescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver<\/span> or lessor of any such motor vehicle<\/span> by the owner<\/span> or lessee thereof. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In considering rates or charges pursuant to this section, or financial responsibility<\/span> as provided by this chapter, the governing body<\/span> may require the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> to submit such supporting financial data as may be necessary, including federal or state income tax returns for the two years preceding, provided that the governing body<\/span> shall not require any owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> to submit any audit more extensive than that conducted by such owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> in the normal course of business. Such financial data shall be used only for consideration of rates or charges, or to determine financial responsibility<\/span>, and shall be kept confidential by the governing body<\/span> to which it has been submitted. Nothing in this subsection shall make confidential any certificate<\/span> of insurance, bond<\/span>, letter of credit, or other certification that the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> has met the requirements of this chapter or of any local ordinance<\/span> with regard to financial responsibility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3.2-5620<\/a>, in the absence of any specifications, tolerances, and regulations for software-based taximeter technology published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, any county, city, or town that has adopted an ordinance<\/span> regulating taxicabs as provided in subsection A may authorize the use of software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares for taxicab service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF TAXICAB SERVICE BY LOCALITIES; RATES AND CHARGES (\u00a7 46.2-2062)\n\nA. The governing body of any county, city or town in the Commonwealth may by\nordinance regulate the rates or charges of any motor vehicles used for the\ntransportation of passengers for a consideration on any highway, street, road,\nlane or alley in such county, city or town, and may prescribe such reasonable\nregulations as to filing of schedules of rates, charges and the general\noperation of such vehicles; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in\nthis chapter to the contrary, such ordinances and regulations shall not\nprescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver or lessor of any\nsuch motor vehicle by the owner or lessee thereof.\n\nB. In considering rates or charges pursuant to this section, or financial\nresponsibility as provided by this chapter, the governing body may require the\nowner or operator to submit such supporting financial data as may be necessary,\nincluding federal or state income tax returns for the two years preceding,\nprovided that the governing body shall not require any owner or operator to\nsubmit any audit more extensive than that conducted by such owner or operator in\nthe normal course of business. Such financial data shall be used only for\nconsideration of rates or charges, or to determine financial responsibility, and\nshall be kept confidential by the governing body to which it has been submitted.\nNothing in this subsection shall make confidential any certificate of insurance,\nbond, letter of credit, or other certification that the owner or operator has\nmet the requirements of this chapter or of any local ordinance with regard to\nfinancial responsibility.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3.2-5620, in the absence of any\nspecifications, tolerances, and regulations for software-based taximeter\ntechnology published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology\nHandbook 44, any county, city, or town that has adopted an ordinance regulating\ntaxicabs as provided in subsection A may authorize the use of software-based\ndevices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of\ntime-and-distance fares for taxicab service.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2007, c. 238; 2017, c. 528.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}