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B. Receipts: If requested, every driver shall give a receipt upon payment of the correct fare. In case of a dispute the matter shall be determined by the officer in charge at the police station. Failure to comply with such determinations shall subject the offending party to a charge of misdemeanor. C. Number of passengers: No driver of any taxicab shall accept, take into his vehicle or transport any larger number of passengers than the rated seat capacity of his or her vehicle. Rated seat capacity shall mean three (3) passengers in the back seat and two (2) in the front seat of the taxicab unless the rated capacity of a taxicab is otherwise designated, in writing, by the Chief of Police. D. Additional passenger: Whenever any taxicab is occupied by a passenger, or passengers, the driver shall not permit any other person to occupy, or ride in, said taxicab, except at the specific request of, and originating with, the original passengers. E. Deception of passengers: No driver shall deceive or attempt to deceive any passenger who may ride in his or her taxicab as to the passenger's destination, or the rate of fare to be charged, or cause the passenger to be conveyed to a place other than directed. 6.40.220 Maintenance Requirements. A. The owner of the taxicabs shall semi-annually take the taxicabs to the State Bureau of Weights and Measures for recertification of the taximeters. The cost of the inspections shall be paid by the owner of the vehicles. B. Authority of the Police Department to inspect taxicabs: The Chief of Police shall have the right, at any time after displaying proper identification, to enter into or upon any taxicab for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not any provisions set forth in this Chapter are being violated. A copy of the current Bureau of Weights and Measures certificate certifying the taximeter and a copy of the current insurance policy shall be carried in the vehicle at all times and shall be presented upon demand. C. Unsafe or Unsuitable Taxicab: Any taxicab which is found in the opinion of the Chief of Police to be unsafe or in any way unsuitable for taxicab service shall immediately be ordered out of service. The owner shall have the appropriate repairs made and pass a subsequent inspection by the Chief of Police. The owner shall pay an inspection fee as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule to the City of Pleasanton, prior to being placed back into service. D. Unsafe or Unsuitable Taxicab Conditions: Existence of the following conditions shall be deemed to make a taxicab unsafe or unsuitable for taxicab service: Page 15