§ 26-26. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

Driver shall mean any person who actually drives a taxicab whether for himself as the operator or as an employee of the operator thereof.

Operator shall mean any person who makes use of and employs taxicabs in a business for profit, whether or not such person actually owns the taxicab so employed; provided, that the term does not include a driver who pays a consideration to a taxicab operator for the furnishing of common business facilities for more than one (1) driver.

Taxicab shall mean a motor-driven vehicle having a seating capacity not in excess of seven (7) passengers used for the transportation of persons for hire, provided, the term does not include a vehicle having a seating capacity in excess of seven (7) passengers employed in transporting persons over a regular route having fixed termini or upon a regular schedule of operation. Furthermore, the term shall not include the municipal airport limousine service and any private or publicly operated bus or mini bus transportation system.

(Code 1976, § 32-16)

State law reference

Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 14-57-301.

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.