As used in the chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DRIVER
Any person who drives or will drive a regulated vehicle.
OPERATOR
Any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, association,
or person in whose name any regulated vehicle is registered with the
Department of Motor Vehicles and/or who operates or will operate any
regulated vehicle.
REGULATED VEHICLE
Any vehicle engaged in the carrying of passengers for hire,
including but not limited to taxicabs, limousines, vans, minivans,
omnibuses and all similar vehicles, but not including those public
conveyances regulated exclusively by state or federal law.
[Amended 3-9-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]
It shall be unlawful to maintain an office with vehicles for
hire within the Township of Mansfield unless said regulated vehicle
and driver thereof are licensed pursuant to this chapter. It shall
also be unlawful to hire out, operate, or park any regulated vehicle
within the Township of Mansfield unless otherwise licensed through
another municipality showing proof of same.
All operator's and driver's licenses issued under
this chapter shall be valid from the date of their issuance through
the following May 1. Renewed licenses shall be valid from May 1 through
May 1 of the succeeding year unless suspended or revoked.
Operators shall be required to pay the following license fees:
A. For each regulated vehicle: $100 per vehicle.
B. For each driver: $50 per driver.
C. Any license issued for any regulated vehicle may be transferred in
accordance with this chapter upon payment of a fee of $50.
Operators, upon applying for a regulated vehicle license, shall
furnish proof of an insurance policy covering each regulated vehicle
in accordance with N.J.S.A. minimum coverage requirements for each
regulated vehicle are as follows: for taxicabs, at least $500,000
per occurrence; for limousines and all other regulated vehicles, at
least $1,500,000 per occurrence. Operators must produce proof that
the required insurance policy will be in effect and has been prepaid
for the entire period the requested license will be effective (usually
May 1 through May 1). Each owner shall also execute and deliver to
the Township Clerk the required power of attorney in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented from time to
time.
All operators, upon applying for one or more regulated vehicle
licenses, shall be required to maintain a business office in any zone
permitted for such an office within the Township of Mansfield. The
address and telephone number of said office must be listed on all
regulated vehicle locations.
The Mayor and Township Committee may refuse to issue a license
or suspend any license or revoke any license after notice and hearing
if:
A. This chapter is violated in any particular way.
B. The operator or driver has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor,
disorderly persons or frequent or significant violations of Title
39 of the Revised Status of New Jersey.
C. The driver fails to render reasonably prompt and adequate service
while driving a regulated vehicle, has contributed to injury or person
or property, or for other good cause.
D. The regulated vehicle has become unsafe or unsanitary, or the policy of insurance provided for in §
306-6 of this chapter has been allowed to lapse and no substitute has been furnished prior to the effective date of said lapse.
E. The falsification of any information contained in the application
for a license.
Except as required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq., any operator
and/or driver found to have violated the provisions of this chapter
may have his or her license issued hereunder suspended or revoked
by the Mayor and Township Committee. Repeat offenders are subject
to revocation of all their licenses issued hereunder. Furthermore,
upon conviction of said violation by the Municipal Court, any operator
and/or driver shall be subject to one or more of the following: a
fine not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.