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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="10-203" title_number="10" title_name="For-Hire Driving Services" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Taxicab Services">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An applicant for a permit to operate a taxicab business shall submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission shall issue a permit if, after investigation, the Commission determines that issuing the permit would be best for the public welfare and convenience.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In determining whether to issue a permit, the Commission shall consider all relevant factors including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the number of taxicabs to be used;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the taxicab and other transportation services already available in the locality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the rate to be charged.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If it appears that a taxicab company is making an effort to mislead the public by imitating the name, design, or distinctive combination of colors of any taxicab already approved by the Commission, the Commission shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>reject the taxicab company’s application for a permit; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>revoke or suspend the taxicab company’s existing permit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
