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The Regulated Industries Division is responsible for inspecting all taxicab vehicles, livery vehicles, pedicabs and sightseeing vehicles that are permitted to pick up passengers within the city limits of Kansas City, Missouri. This includes taxicab vehicles, livery vehicles, horse-drawn carriages and pedicab vehicles. Additionally, each driver is licensed before being allowed to drive a vehicle-for-hire.
Vehicular License Forms
| Applications | Checklists | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Application for Vehicles for Hire Company - Taxicabs, Livery, Pedicab and Sightseeing |
See fee schedule | |
| Checklist for Pedicab - Vehicle for Hire Company |
$100 | |
| Checklist for Livery - Vehicle for Hire Company |
See fee schedule |
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| Livery Fleet Addition or Replacement Request Form |
N/A |
$250 or $8 |
| Vehicle-for-Hire Inspection Request Form |
N/A |
$22 replacements $8 |
Citizen Information Forms for Download
| Taxicabs |
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| Taxicab Hotline and Rate Information |
| Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights |
Public Safety and Background Checks
The public safety of all citizens who reside in or visit the Kansas City, Missouri is very important to us; therefore Regulated Industries conducts background checks on everyone who applies for a driver’s certificate for the purpose of operating a vehicle-for-hire within the city limits. A driver’s certificate will not be issued to anyone who has been convicted or found guilty of:
- First or second degree murder
- First degree arson
- First degree assault
- Forcible rape
- Forcible sodomy
- Kidnapping
- First degree robbery
- Voluntary manslaughter
- First degree assault of a law enforcement officer
- First or second degree child molestation
- Sexual misconduct involving a child
- First, second, or third degree sexual misconduct
- Sexual abuse, or anyone who is now or has ever been registered as a sexual offender with any state, county or local government.