Taxi Company or Transportation Network Company

Step 1.Taxi company owners and TNC owners:

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

• Operators shall secure and maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate for claims arising out of, but not limited to, bodily injury and property damage incurred in the course of operating in the City.
• Taxi Companies operating any motor vehicle shall secure and maintain commercial automobile liability insurance covering those vehicles, with a combined single limit of not less than $1 million per occurrence for claims arising out of, but not limited to, bodily injury and property damage incurred in the course of operating in the City.

Please refer to Medford Municipal code 8.320 - 8.380 Vehicle for Hire which can be found here.

*Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) provide prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled application or platform (such as smart phone applications) to connect drivers, that use their personal vehicles, with passengers.*

How to Apply

1. Email to businesslicenses@cityofmedford.org
2. In person: 200 S. Ivy Street, Lausmann Annex, Second Floor 
3. Mail to: City of Medford, Business License Department, 200 S. Ivy Street, Medford, Oregon  97501

Step 2.Approval and Payment

• The review process for your business license application takes approximately 1-3 business days
• Once it is approved, we will contact you by email with a link for payment: Taxi Company fee (per General License Fee Schedule) TNC fee ($1,000)
• Payments can be made online, in person, or by mail
• Once paid, you will receive your business license in approximately one week