Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 349.24 (2026)
Authority to license taxicab operators and taxicabs
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349.24(1)(c)(c) Prohibit any person from operating any motor vehicle for taxicab purposes upon the highways of the city, village or town unless the person is licensed as a chauffeur and operator and unless the taxicab business is licensed by the licensing of each taxicab;
349.24(1)(d)(d) Revoke any license mentioned in this section when in its judgment the public safety so requires.
349.24(2)(2) Any person licensed by any city, village or town as a chauffeur and operator shall not be required to procure either a chauffeur’s and operator’s license or a taxicab license in any other municipality for the purpose of carrying taxicab passengers for hire from one municipality to another, but this exception does not permit the chauffeur or operator to operate a taxicab wholly within the limits of any municipality in which the chauffeur or operator is not licensed.
349.24(3)(3) Any person licensed under this section is required to comply with the licensing requirements of ch. 343.
349.24 AnnotationThe restrictions in sub.(2) that prevent municipalities from requiring licenses from taxis and drivers with licenses from other municipalities do not pertain to the permits required under a Milwaukee County ordinance governing airport taxis as neither the county nor the airport is a municipality in the relevant sense. County of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69, 301 Wis. 2d 134, 732 N.W.2d 770, 05-2686.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1960–2007 · leading case: Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69 (Wis. 2007).
Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69 (Wis. 2007). “The Ordinance requires that taxis picking up passengers at the Airport have a permit from the Airport in addition to the city, town, or village license required under Wis. Stat. § 349.24 . Milw. County Ord. 4.”
Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2006 WI App 153 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). “05 regulates commercial ground transportation at GMIA, and permits only taxicab drivers who have a license issued by a city, town or village, in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 349.24 , and an additional permit from the airport, to pick up passengers at GMIA.”
City of Milwaukee v. Burnette, 2001 WI App 258 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). “On remand, the trial court should modify this portion of the injunction to permit the appellants to hail taxicabs licensed pursuant to the authority granted by Wis. Stat. § 349.24 .”
Courtesy Cab Co. v. Johnson, 103 N.W.2d 17 (Wis. 1960). “100-54 emanates from the authority granted in and by sec. 349.24, Stats. 1957, formerly sec. 85.”
Peppies Courtesy Cab Co. v. City of Kenosha, 475 N.W.2d 156 (Wis. 1991). “59-88 under the authority of sec. 349.24, Stats. The ordinance states in part: The Chief of Police shall prescribe caps, uniforms and emblems to be worn by drivers of taxicabs and it shall be unlawful for the driver of a personal taxicab to neglect or refuse to wear the cap,…”
— Wis. Stat. § 349.24(1) — 1 case
Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2006 WI App 153 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). “05 regulates commercial ground transportation at GMIA, and permits only taxicab drivers who have a license issued by a city, town or village, in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 349.24 , and an additional permit from the airport, to pick up passengers at GMIA.”
— Wis. Stat. § 349.24(2) — 2 cases
Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69 (Wis. 2007). “The Ordinance requires that taxis picking up passengers at the Airport have a permit from the Airport in addition to the city, town, or village license required under Wis. Stat. § 349.24 . Milw. County Ord. 4.”
Cnty. of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2006 WI App 153 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). “05 regulates commercial ground transportation at GMIA, and permits only taxicab drivers who have a license issued by a city, town or village, in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 349.24 , and an additional permit from the airport, to pick up passengers at GMIA.”
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