Each application for a taxi owner's license
shall be signed and sworn to and shall be made upon forms to be furnished
by the Chief of Police. Said application shall contain the following
information:
A.
The name, date of birth and residence of the person
applying for the license; in the event that the applicant is a partnership
or operating under an assumed name, a certified copy of the certificate
of partnership or assumed name; in the event that the applicant is
a corporation, the names and address of all corporate officers and
stockholders.
B.
The number of taxicabs for which the application is
made, stating the make, type, year of manufacture, vehicle identification
number, passenger seating capacity, a copy of the certificate of insurance
for each taxicab and verification of registration for use as a taxicab
by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
C.
Whether the applicant has been convicted of any crimes
and, if so, the crime(s) along with the date(s) of conviction.
D.
Whether the applicant is or has been previously licensed
as a taxicab operator and, if so, in what jurisdictions.
E.
Whether the applicant currently holds or was the former
holder of a taxicab owner's license which has been revoked or suspended
and, if so, for what reason.
F.
Any other information deemed necessary by the Chief
of Police.
A.
No taxicab owner's license shall be issued to any
person who has been convicted of a felony or any sex offense or who
the Chief of Police or his designee has found to be not a fit and
proper person to be operating a taxicab business in the City of Cohoes.
In determining whether or not an applicant is a fit and proper person
to operate a taxicab business in the City of Cohoes, consideration
shall be placed upon, but not limited to, the answers given by the
applicant upon his/her application, the applicant's record as an operator
or chauffeur of motor vehicles obtained from the State Department
of Motor Vehicles and the applicant's criminal record. A person who
is not a fit and proper person to operate a taxicab business is a
person whom the Chief of Police has determined he/she cannot issue
a taxicab owner's license to and ensure the health, safety, and welfare
of the residents of the City of Cohoes. The Chief of Police shall
not issue a license if any information is omitted from the application
or if false information is entered on the application.
C.
Each taxicab owner's license shall be personal to
the licensee and shall not be transferred by the licensee. A transfer
shall include a change in beneficial ownership of more than 25% of
the stock of any corporate licensee.
The Chief of Police shall issue a taxicab owner's
license to the applicant, provided that the applicant has complied
with all the provisions of this chapter. The taxicab owner's license
shall list all of the vehicles included in the license. The Chief
of Police shall also issue a license for each vehicle listed and approved
on the taxicab owner's license application.
Every person must establish ownership of each
motor vehicle to be included in the owner's license granted as provided
in this chapter before such license shall be granted by the Chief
of Police.
No vehicle shall be included on an owner's license
nor shall a taxicab vehicle license be issued, reissued or renewed
and no taxicab may be operated unless proof is submitted with the
application for issuance, reissuance or renewal that it has undergone
and passed a New York State inspection by an authorized mechanic.
Every taxicab vehicle license granted in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter shall expire either on the 31st
day of December of the year in which such license was issued, or on
the 30th day of June in the year following the year in which the license
was issued. The intent is to establish a term of an owner's license
at approximately one year and to stagger the dates when owners' licenses
expire. The Chief of Police shall make rules establishing which licenses
shall expire on December 31, and which licenses shall expire on June
30, to achieve the intent.
All taxicabs shall be clearly identified or
marked on the exteriors as follows: the name of the company, owner
or operator and the telephone number.
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Editor's Note: Former § 258-9, Bulletproof shield
required, was repealed 8-23-2011 by L.L. No. 9-2011.
The Chief of Police shall keep a register or
card index of the name of each person owning or operating a taxicab
licensed under this chapter, together with the license number and
description, make and model of such vehicle. Such record shall be
open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times.
