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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.34A
Section 10.34A.110
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division II. License Code

Chapter 10.34A For-Hire Transportation

Section 10.34A.110 Rates and Charges
  1. All for-hire rates and charges shall be clearly stated to the passenger, either by posting on the vehicle in a conspicuous location or by notifying the passenger via a TNC’s digital network, prior to the passenger entering a for-hire vehicle.
  1. If a taxi association or taxi driver charges for the following services, such charges shall be disclosed to passengers prior to entering the vehicle:
     
    1. Waiting time, on an hourly basis;
       
    1. Initial drop on all trips including the first tenth of a mile;
    1. Distance based on uniform increments of one-tenth of a mile;
    1. Each additional passenger;
    1. Additional baggage, per piece, not including baggage which can be carried on by the passenger; and
    1. any separate rates for service charged, with a clear statement of when and under what conditions the respective rates will apply.
  1. Whenever a TNC implements surge or demand pricing, it shall notify each potential passenger using the TNC’s digital network prior to entering the vehicle or ordering the ride that the rate to be charged is subject to surge pricing.

Date Passed: Monday, December 10, 2018

Effective Date: Saturday, January 26, 2019

ORD C35710 Section 1