No Vehicle for Hire Owner's License for a taxicab shall be transferred from one (1)
taxicab owner to another unless an application for transfer has been filed with the
License Section. The applicant for the transfer of a license shall file with his or
her application the written consent of the existing taxicab owner of the license and
shall comply with all the terms and conditions of the Columbus City Code governing
vehicles for hire. A processing fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) shall
be imposed for such transfer. Every taxicab owner of a licensed vehicle for hire shall
notify the Director upon the sale of any licensed vehicle when it is intended that
the purchaser shall continue to operate it as a vehicle for hire within the City.
No Vehicle for Hire Owner's License issued to a livery vehicle, pedicab, or horse
carriage shall be transferred from one (1) owner to another. Any Vehicle for Hire
Owner's License issued for a livery vehicle, pedicab, or horse carriage and shall
revert back to the city of Columbus.
