                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGULATION OF TAXICAB SERVICE BY LOCALITIES; RATES AND CHARGES (§ 46.2-2062)

A. 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.

B. 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.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 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.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2007, c. 238; 2017, c. 528.