Township of North Brunswick, NJ Article X Violations and Penalties

§ 311-30 Violations and penalties.

A. Any owner or driver who violates or permits, aids or abets the violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $2,000, and/or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, and/or community service for a period not exceeding 90 days; provided that the specific violations specified in this § 311-30A through G shall be punished as specified therein. In addition to the maximum penalty provided in this subsection, any taxi owner's license or taxi driver's license may be suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter. The continuation of a violation on each successive day shall constitute a separate offense.

B. No taxi shall remain in operation if it leaks any fluid. Upon the first violation of this subsection, the taxi owner shall be fined $100, and the taxi owner's license shall be immediately suspended until the owner submits certification to the Director of Public Safety from a mechanic that the leak has been corrected. Upon a second violation within a twelve-month period, the taxi owner shall be fined $300, and the taxi owner's license shall be suspended for 14 days. Upon subsequent violations within a twelve-month period, the taxi owner shall be fined $500, the taxi owner's license shall be suspended for 30 days, and the specific taxi which has violated this subsection shall not be permitted to park in designated public taxi stands for one year.

C. No taxi owner or taxi driver shall charge more than the maximum permitted fare established in § 311-25 herein. Upon a taxi driver's first violation of this subsection, the taxi driver and the taxi owner shall both be fined $100. Upon a taxi driver's second violation, the taxi driver and the taxi owner shall both be fined $300, and the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 60 days, and the taxi owner's license shall be suspended for 30 days. Upon subsequent violations, the taxi driver and the taxi owner shall both be fined $500, and the taxi driver's license shall be revoked for one year, and the taxi owner's license shall be suspended for 90 days.

D. No taxi driver shall dispose of cigarettes or any waste upon public streets, public taxi stands or other private roads or property. Upon the first violation of this subsection, the taxi driver shall be fined $50. Upon a second violation, the taxi driver shall be fined $100, and the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 14 days. Upon subsequent violations, the taxi driver shall be fined $300, and the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 60 days.

E. No taxi, regardless of where it is licensed, shall cruise the streets of the Township or commercial establishments for the purpose of soliciting passengers for hire. Upon the first violation of this subsection, the taxi driver shall be fined $50. Upon a second violation within a twelve-month period, the taxi driver shall be fined $200, and, if the taxi driver is licensed by North Brunswick Township, the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 14 days. Upon subsequent violations within a twelve month period, the taxi driver shall be fined $300, and the North Brunswick taxi driver's license suspended for 60 days.

F. No taxi driver licensed within the Township of North Brunswick shall violate the requirement to refer passengers at public taxi stands to the taxi driver who has been stationed at the taxi stand for the longest period of time. Upon the first violation of this subsection, the taxi driver shall be fined $50. Upon a second violation within a twelve-month period of time, the taxi driver shall be fined $200, and the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 14 days. Upon subsequent violations within a twelve-month period of time, the taxi driver shall be fined $300, the taxi driver's license shall be suspended for 60 days, and the taxi driver shall not be permitted to park in designated public taxi stands for one year.

G. Illegal parking of taxis while on duty, either in residential driveways, on commercial properties or upon public or private roadways, shall be punishable by a fine of $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, and $100 for all subsequent offenses.

H. Enforcement and fines to regulate vehicles that are not licensed by the Township of North Brunswick.

(1) The North Brunswick Police Department and the Bureau of Fire Safety shall have concurrent jurisdiction in policing and issuing parking summonses to vehicles that are parked in designated taxi stands without being licensed by the Township of North Brunswick.

(2) Violators who park or stand in an approved taxi stand shall be subject to a minimum fine of $75 for a first offense and up to a maximum of $1,250 for subsequent offenses. Vehicles not occupied may be towed at the owner's expense. Said fine shall be imposed upon complaint and conviction in the Municipal Court of the Township of North Brunswick.