TO: San Francisco Color Scheme Managers and Dispatch Permit Holders
FROM: Philip Cranna, Enforcement and Legal Affairs Manager, SFMTA Taxi Services
Color Scheme Managers and/or Dispatch Service Permit Holders:
To ensure that your Color Scheme Permit and/or Dispatch Service Permits are renewed, please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with SFMTA to ensure no interruption in service. All Color Scheme and Dispatch Service permits expire on June 30, 2026.
As a reminder, please ensure that you are compliant with the following:
Pursuant to 1103(g)(3), no Color Scheme Permit shall be renewed unless the Permit Holder files the following documents by May 1 of each year:
(A) Current San Francisco business license;
(B) Completed designated manager form(s);
(C) Current list of all affiliated Drivers, Medallion Holders and type of Lease for each;
(D) Insurance certificates demonstrating compliance with the insurance requirements of this Article for every vehicle and Medallion affiliated with the Color Scheme;
(E) Copy of company drug-free workplace policy; and
(F) Sworn statement attesting to compliance with this Article and applicable state and federal laws.
Pursuant to 1103(f)(3), no Dispatch Service Permit shall be renewed unless the Permit Holder files the following documents by May 1 of each year:
(A) An updated emergency plan;
(B) Insurance certificates demonstrating compliance with all required insurance;
(C) Current San Francisco business license;
(D) Signed agreement evidencing any corporate, partnership, limited liability, or other form of business organization recognized by the California Secretary of State, if applicable;
(E) Dispatch Service telephone number;
(F) Signed agreement with an approved E-Hail application provider; and
(G) List of affiliated Color Schemes.
Pursuant to 1114(f)(5), no Dispatch Service Permit shall be renewed unless the Permit Holder files the following documents by May 1 of each year:
(B) Completed Designated Manager Form;
(D) Copy of company drug-free work- place policy;
(F) Sworn statement attesting to compliance with this Article and applicable state and federal laws.