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Council adopts ordinance extending taxi insurance rules to ride-hail drivers
Summary
The City of Muskogee adopted Ordinance 3305A to amend taxi/for-hire rules, adding vehicle-for-hire language covering ride-hailing services and requiring uninsured-motorist coverage and specified coverage limits.
The City of Muskogee council adopted Ordinance 3305A on second reading May 18, updating Chapter 22 (business regulations) to broaden existing taxi regulations to include vehicle-for-hire operations such as ride-hail services and to require uninsured-motorist insurance coverage and specific coverage limits.
Staff told council the change implements authority provided under Oklahoma statutes to require proof of financial responsibility for vehicles-for-hire operating inside city limits. The ordinancefs amendments explicitly add —vehicle for hire— language to encompass operators like Uber and Lyft and set coverage requirements.
City staff recommended approval at second reading. Council moved, seconded and adopted the ordinance by roll call.
Council did not discuss specific enforcement timelines during the floor debate; staff said they would answer follow-up questions as needed.
Ordinance 3305A takes effect on the date set in the ordinance text. For exact coverage limits and the effective date, the ordinance document should be consulted; the transcript records stafffs summary and the councilfs adoption vote but does not recite the ordinance text verbatim.
