Every vehicle operated upon the streets of the Village of Malverne as a taxicab shall be kept in a safe condition for the transportation of passengers, clean, sanitary, fit and of good appearance.
The Village Trustee in charge of the Police Department is hereby authorized and directed to establish reasonable rules and regulations for the inspection of taxicabs operated upon the streets of the Village of Malverne and to inspect or cause each such taxicab to be inspected not less than once every six months; and if he shall find upon such inspection that any such taxicab does not conform to the provisions of § 528-21 hereof, he shall immediately report the same to the Mayor.
The following regulations shall be observed in the operation and driving of every taxicab upon the streets of the Village of Malverne:
A. 
Each taxicab operated hereunder shall bear on the outside of each front door the word "taxicab" and the name and address of the owner in letters not less than two inches and not more than four inches in height, either painted thereon or otherwise securely affixed thereto.
B. 
No person shall drive any taxicab upon the streets of the Village of Malverne unless there is displayed in such taxicab, in a manner in which it can be readily observed by all passengers therein, an identification card containing a recent photograph of such driver and his full name and driver's permit number, all in letters not less than 1/2 inch high.
C. 
The driver of every taxicab shall at all times remain in the driver's compartment or immediately adjacent to his taxicab when such vehicle is in any public place, except that, when necessary, a driver may be absent from his cab for not more than 20 consecutive minutes, and alight to assist passengers into or out of his taxicab.
D. 
No taxicab driver shall solicit passengers except when sitting in the driver's compartment of such taxicab or while standing immediately adjacent thereto, nor in a loud or annoying tone of voice or by sign, or in any manner annoy any person or obstruct the movement of any person or follow any person for the purpose of soliciting patronage.
E. 
No taxicab driver shall cruise in search of passengers.
F. 
No taxicab driver shall solicit passengers at a railroad station on the property of the railroad, without the written consent of the railroad.
G. 
No taxicab driver shall permit more persons to be carried in his taxicab than the number for which he has seating facilities.
H. 
No taxicab driver shall refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person, upon request, unless previously engaged to full capacity or unless the transportation of such person shall substantially delay or inconvenience passengers who have already engaged his taxicab.
I. 
If a taxicab is carrying two or more persons to different destinations, the driver shall be the sole judge of the order in which such persons shall be delivered to their destinations and the route which shall be followed in so delivering them.
J. 
No taxicab shall park or stand on any public street or place other than at a public taxicab stand designated or established and so marked pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Trustees.
K. 
No passenger in a taxicab shall be kept waiting longer than three minutes before proceeding to his announced destination.
L. 
All accidents in which any taxicab shall be involved shall be reported to the Police Department within 24 hours after the happening thereof.
M. 
Every taxicab driver, as soon as practicable after his taxicab is emptied of passengers, shall carefully search his taxicab for any property lost or left therein by any passenger, and if he shall find any such property, shall immediately deliver it to the Police Department.
N. 
Every taxicab driver shall obey all traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations while driving a taxicab, and upon the receipt of a summons for any alleged violation of any such law, ordinance, rule or regulation, shall immediately report the same to the Village Clerk, advising him of the nature of the offense charged, the name and location of the court and the date on which such summons is returnable.
O. 
No person other than the driver or a passenger shall enter any taxicab while it is in operation as such.
P. 
Every taxicab driver licensed as such pursuant to this chapter shall, within 48 hours, notify the Village Clerk of any change of his address or loss of either his taxicab driver's or his chauffeur's license.
Q. 
No taxicab operator or driver shall demand or suggest that any passenger or prospective passenger pay a fare larger than that prescribed herein.
R. 
Every person licensed as a taxicab operator under this chapter shall maintain continuous service seven days each week between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and the following 1:30 a.m., and shall keep at least one cab and driver subject to call between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.