[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson 8-6-2002
by Ord. No. 7-02 as §§ 12.05 and 12.20 of
the 2002 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 265.
No person shall operate any taxicab company or vehicle carrying passengers
for hire within the City without first securing a taxicab license from the
City.
This chapter shall not apply to hearses, ambulances, school buses or
any other vehicle which is licensed by the Public Service Commission.
A.
Applicants for such taxicab company license shall file
with the City an application, giving the name of such applicant and the number
of vehicles to be used or operated, and shall pay to the City Clerk/Treasurer
an annual license fee as set by the Common Council.
B.
Such application shall be accompanied by an insurance
policy to cover all damages that may be recovered against the owner or operator
by reason of the negligent use and operation of each such licensed vehicle,
which policy shall be written by an insurance company licensed to do business
within the state and shall provide limits of at least $100,000 for any one
person or $500,000 for any one accident, together with property damage coverage
of $25,000.
C.
Each individual employed by the licensed taxicab company
to drive a taxicab shall be referred to the Chief of Police for investigation.
No individual shall operate a taxicab without approval of the Chief of Police.
