The cost for fingerprinting in Houston is $45, and the driver pays it.
FROM THE ARTICLE
Uber says St. Louis was the largest metropolitan area in the country not to allow UberX, an app-based ride-hailing service in which drivers use their own cars to ferry passengers.
How I would word the description of UberX.
. . . where drivers, who are independent contractors using their own cars, utilize Uber's app-based
ride-hailing technology to taxi passengers. . .
Uber states it is just a technology company, and their drivers are independent contractors. Leave Uber out of the discussion. Anyone who operates a vehicle-for-hire shall be fingerprinted. TNCs are no different than taxis.
If a driver is stopped for good reason w/o pax and the UBER trade dress is displayed, wouldn't the officer be able to cite the driver for driving w/o the required commercial liability insurance? With pax I understand the officer could cite for operating as a taxi w/o a permit.
JM2¢W
