HB1426: Taxicabs; markings and roof signs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-2059.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-2059.1. Roof signs and markings for taxicabs.
Every motor vehicle operating in the Commonwealth as a taxicab
or performing a taxicab service shall bear a roof sign and
markings (i) the word or
words "taxicab," "taxi," or "cab," permanently affixed to
its exterior, in letters at least three inches in height identifying, and (ii) a roof
sign. Such markings and roof sign, taken together, shall clearly reflect that the
motor vehicle is operating as a taxicab or performing a taxicab service.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.