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The taximeter shall be certified by having a certification sticker affixed by the State Bureau of Weights and Measures, which has the sole authority to certify such meters. B. Registration of fares: Every taximeter shall register the charge to the nearest ten cents ($0.10) and be equipped with a flag or other mechanical device with the words "For Hire" printed or stamped thereon, and the flag shall be so attached and connected to the mechanism of the taximeter as to cause the mechanism to operate when the flag is in a position other than upright and indicate that the taxicab is not for hire, and which said flag shall, when moved forward or downward, start the operation of the taximeter so that the same will operate in the manner defined in this Section. C. Unlawful display of flag: Except on regular long-term contractual arrangements or acceptable flat rate charges as described in subsection E of this Section, it is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers to display the flag or device attached to such taximeter in such a position as to denote that such vehicle is for hire, or is not employed, or to have such flag or other attached device in such a position as to prevent the taximeter from operating. It is unlawful for any driver to throw such flag or other device of a taximeter into a position which causes the taximeter to record when such vehicle is not actually employed, or fail to throw the flag or other device on such taximeter into a nonrecording position at the termination of each and every service. D. Charges based on taximeters: Except on regular long-term contractual arrangements or acceptable flat rate charges as described in subsection E of this Section, the charges for transportation of passengers in taxicabs operated in the City must be based on charges indicated on the taximeters, and it shall be unlawful for any owner, driver or operator of any taxicab to charge any passenger or passengers any sum in excess of the sum indicated on the taximeter. E. Long-term contractual arrangements or flat rate charges: 1. An owner, in his or her sole discretion, may negotiate and contract with anyone for regular taxicab service for an extended period of time; provided, that the contractual charge for each trip is not in excess of the charge based upon the rates established and set by resolution of the City Council. Every contractual service shall be recorded on a manifest as described in Section 6.40.230 of this Chapter and shall at all convenient times be open to examination by any authorized representative of the Chief of Police so that all enforcement personnel may be properly informed as to the arrangement or agreement. 2. An owner may establish a fixed rate for taxicab service to a destination outside the City; provided, that the fixed charge for the service is not in excess of the charge based upon the rates established and set by resolution of the City Council. Every service based Page 13