Subchapter VI. Taxicabs
TITLE 21
Motor Vehicles
Registration, Title and Licenses
CHAPTER 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Subchapter VI. Taxicabs and Limousines
§ 2171. Operation of unregistered taxicab or limousine; exception.
No person shall drive or move, nor shall any person, being the owner of a taxicab or limousine, knowingly permit to be driven or moved upon any highway, any taxicab or limousine which is not registered as a taxicab or limousine and for which a certificate of title has not been issued or applied for, or for which current taxicab or limousine registration plates have not been issued, as provided in this title, or for which the appropriate fees have not been paid when and as required by this chapter, except that when application accompanied by the proper fee has been made for taxicab or limousine registration and certificate of title for a vehicle, it may be operated temporarily pending complete registration upon displaying a duplicate application duly verified or other evidence of such application, or otherwise under rules and regulations promulgated by the Department.
Code 1935, § 5719a; 46 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2171; 49 Del. Laws, c. 220, § 22; 62 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 10.;
§ 2172. Number plates.
(a) The Department shall furnish for each vehicle registered as a taxicab or limousine 1 number plate as hereinafter provided. Upon the termination of the lawful use of any such plates, they shall be returned to the Department.
(b) The number plate shall have displayed thereon the taxicab or limousine registration number assigned to the vehicle and the name of this State, which may be abbreviated. Each number plate shall bear a distinctive word, letter or marking which shall be designated by the Department for the purpose of identifying taxicabs and limousines.
Code 1935, § 5719g; 46 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2179; 62 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 141, §§ 11, 12.;
§ 2173. Marking of taxicabs.
Every motor vehicle which is at any time used as a taxicab or which is intended to be used as a taxicab on any highway shall have painted thereupon in distinctive color and shall at all times bear the word "TAXI," in letters having height of at least 4 inches and a width of at least 1 inch. The word "TAXI" shall appear on the front and rear of the body of the taxicab, and shall be so located that it shall be plainly visible from a height of 4 feet.
Code 1935, § 5719i; 46 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2182; 62 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1.;
§ 2174. Penalties.
Whoever violates this subchapter shall for the first offense be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100. For each subsequent like offense, such person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $200, or imprisoned not less than 10 nor more than 30 days, or both.
Code 1935, § 5719hh; 46 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2194; 62 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 503, § 9; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;