[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Port Chester 2-1-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 175.
Licensed occupations — See Ch. 206.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 319.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Chapter
295, Taxicabs, adopted 2-10-1982 by L.L. No. 6-1982, as amended.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Board of Trustees of said Village.
The Clerk of said Village, and the Board's designee with
respect to administration of the provisions of this chapter, unless
otherwise stated to the contrary.
Any person(s), corporation, partnership or other entity that
solicits or receives requests for taxi service.
Any person having title to one or more vehicles used for
hire as taxicabs upon the streets of the Village of Port Chester.
One or more persons of either sex, corporations, partnerships,
associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities
of any kind capable of being sued.
A decal on which is printed the tariff rates in said Village
as provided in this chapter shall be displayed conspicuously by being
affixed to the rear of the front passenger seat or headrest and should
not only post the fares for trips within the Village, but also advise
passengers that fares for outside the Village are to be determined
by agreement in advance of a trip, in a decal of uniform size as prescribed
by the Village Clerk. The rate card shall be issued to the owner of
the vehicle.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009]
Any street, alley, avenue, court, bridge, lane, public place
or shopping center in the Village of Port Chester.
The Westchester Taxi and Limousine Commission.
[Added 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009]
Any motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying persons
for hire within the limits of the Village of Port Chester, whether
the same is operated from a street stand or subject to calls from
a garage, or otherwise operated for hire, except vehicles subject
to the provisions of the Transportation Law or used by undertakers
in carrying on their business.
Permission granted to any person to own or register a vehicle
for hire as a taxicab in said Village.
Any person who operates a taxicab, whether such person is
the owner of such taxicab or registrant of such taxicab or employed
to operate such taxicab.
Any place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere which
is exclusively reserved for the use of taxicabs.
Permission granted to any person to operate a taxicab in
said Village.
The Village of Port Chester.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any taxicab without first having obtained and paid for a license to
operate a taxicab, and having the same in force and effect, under
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009; 6-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
No person shall operate a taxicab and no owner or registrant
or dispatcher shall permit anyone to operate a taxicab within the
Village without such operator having first obtained and paid for and
having in full force and effect a taxi operator's license as provided
in this chapter. Evidence of said licensing shall be conspicuously
displayed inside the taxicab so that it is visible to passengers.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
A.
An application for a taxi operator's license shall be made upon blank
forms furnished by the Village to the Village Clerk. Such application
shall contain a statement giving:
(1)
The name and address of the operator.
(2)
Phone number.
(3)
E-mail address.
(4)
Westchester County Taxi and Limousine Commission car municipal driver's
permit number.
(5)
Municipal car driver's permit expiration date.
(6)
Name of taxicab owner driving for (if applicable).
(7)
Name of dispatching company affiliated with.
C.
All taxi operator's licenses shall expire on December 31 of each
year.
D.
Applications for renewal shall be made by the taxi operator to the Village Clerk on blank forms furnished by the Village to the Village Clerk within 30 days of the expiration, accompanied by evidence of a current license from the Westchester County Taxi and Limousine Commission and renewal application fee as provided In Chapter 175, Fees.
E.
A taxi operator must immediately notify the Village Clerk, in writing,
when he/she affiliates with a different dispatching company.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 295-4, Application for taxi
operator's license was repealed 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009.
A.
The Board of Trustees shall appoint a board consisting
of seven responsible citizens of the Village, and it shall be known
as the "Board of Taxi Commissioners." There shall be an alternate
member of the Taxi Commission who shall have a term of three years
and have the same authority of a regular member in the event that
his or her presence is required to constitute a quorum. The Board
of Taxi Commissioners shall meet on no less than a quarterly basis
and report to the Board of Trustees on the administration of the Taxi
Code. The term of office should be for three years on a rotating basis.
B.
Appearance; appeals.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009; 6-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Taxi Commission
may request any Village licensee to appear before it for a hearing
based upon any complaint against such licensee relative to the provisions
of this chapter or any other applicable local or state law. Upon request,
the Taxi Commission shall receive from the Justice Court all reports
of any convictions for which a summons was issued and shall, upon
request, be provided copies of complaints received by the Police Department
and complaints received from the public, and copies of all accidents
involving the licensee. The licensee shall be given the opportunity
to be heard, including the right to present witnesses, confront his
or her accuser and the right to cross-examine witnesses against him
or her. After a hearing, the Taxi Commission may suspend or revoke
any such license or take such other action as it may deem proper.
It shall file its determination, together with supporting findings
of fact, with the Clerk, who shall forward a copy of same to the licensee
by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested.
(2)
A licensee may appeal the determination of the Taxi Commission to
the Board of Trustees. Such appeal shall be in writing and must be
filed with the Clerk within five days of receipt of same. Such appeal
shall stay the determination of the Taxi Commission pending the disposition
of the appeal. The Board of Trustees shall schedule a hearing at its
next regular meeting. The Board's review on the appeal shall be limited
to the record made before the Taxi Commission.
C.
The Taxi Commission may submit to the Board of Trustees for consideration
recommended proposed amendments to the Village Code.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 295-6, Operator’s photograph,
§ 295-7, Form and term of taxi operator’s license, §
295-8, Renewal of taxi operator’s license, § 295-9, Fees
for badge and operator’s license, and § 295-10, Suspension
or revocation of operator’s license, were repealed 6-15-2009
by L.L. No. 9-2009.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own a motor
vehicle to be operated as a taxicab upon the streets of the Village
without first having obtained therefor a taxicab license under the
provisions of this chapter from the office of the Village Clerk. Such
license shall be issued as of July 1 and shall be valid to and including
December 31 next succeeding, unless previously suspended or revoked.
No license shall be issued unless said person and vehicle are affiliated
with a dispatching company duly licensed under the provisions of this
chapter. No license shall be issued to a person convicted of a felony.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
B.
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Board of
Trustees under § 181 of the General Municipal Law, there
shall not be more than 75 taxi licenses in the Village of Port Chester
at any time.
A.
Application for a taxicab license shall be made by
the owner upon blank forms furnished by the Clerk. Such application
shall contain a statement giving:
(1)
The name, address and business office address of the
owner of such vehicle.
(2)
If the vehicle is registered to a person other than
the owner, the name and address and place of business of the person,
firm, partnership, corporation or other entity to whom the vehicle
is registered.
(3)
The make, model and year of the vehicle.
(4)
Vehicle identification number (V.I.N.) of the vehicle.
(5)
Vehicle registration number and a copy of the current
New York State vehicle registration.
(6)
Evidence of current inspection and insurance in compliance
with state law.
(7)
Place and date of any felony and misdemeanor convictions
of all persons to whom such vehicle is to be registered.
(8)
Place and date of any previous licenses in the Village
or other jurisdictions for the ownership or operation of a taxicab.
(9)
Whether the applicant's license to own or operate
a taxicab has ever been suspended or revoked and, if so, for what
cause.
(10)
The name of the company that will dispatch for
the vehicle.
(11)
Written consent of the dispatching company for
said vehicle.
(12)
Name and address and a certified copy of the
taxi operator's license and a copy of the New York State motor vehicle
operator's license for persons who will operate the vehicle.
(13)
Such other information as may be prescribed
by the Clerk.
B.
False statements.
(1)
Each application shall contain the following statement:
"It is a crime punishable as a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly make
a false statement herein."
(2)
Any false statements by the owner of a taxicab shall
be promptly reported to the Village Attorney. The Clerk is authorized
to require such additional information as may be deemed necessary.
A.
All applications for renewal shall be returned for
approval at least 30 days before the expiration date. Proof of liability
insurance and that the applicant is the owner or registrant in compliance
with the Vehicle and Traffic Law must accompany the renewal application.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner and/or the registrant
to immediately report to the Clerk any cancellation or revocation
of insurance or any change in the availability of the licensed vehicle
to operate as a taxicab or any change in the company dispatching said
vehicle.
C.
A licensed vehicle owner may replace the licensed taxicab with another vehicle if the taxicab shall become disabled, disqualified for service or the like, provided that the license holder makes prior application to the Clerk and makes payment of a fee as set out in Chapter 175 of the Code, and that said replacement vehicle complies with the requirements of this chapter.
D.
Upon prior application and approval by the Clerk, transfers of the taxicab license shall be permitted and authorized upon the consent of the transferor/licensed vehicle owner provided that the transferee meets the license requirements of § 295-12 with payment of a fee as set out in Chapter 175 of the Code.
E.
Upon prior application and approval by the Clerk, if a licensed vehicle is to be reregistered by a taxicab license owner to another person or entity then said owner must provide a complete application containing the information required in § 295-12A(2) through (13), inclusive, with payment of a fee set out in Chapter 175 of the Code.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
A.
Each taxicab shall have a magnetic identification sign affixed to
both front doors displaying the name of the dispatch company, the
business telephone and the number of the vehicle. Such identification
sign shall be rectangular, 18 inches in height and 24 inches in width
on a white background.
B.
There shall be a distinctive color scheme for all dispatch companies
which shall be in use by all taxicabs. The colors are: red, black,
green, blue and yellow. Each company will be assigned a designated
color by the Clerk upon issuance of a license, and all taxis working
through that company shall bear that color for the lettering on the
identification sign.
C.
The license number of the taxicab shall be placed on both front fenders
and the rear trunk lid. The number shall be three inches in height
and width, black on a white background.
D.
Each taxicab shall be equipped with an outside roof or dome light
that has black lettering marked "Taxi" on a white background and illuminated
when in service.
A.
No vehicle shall be licensed until it has been thoroughly
inspected and found to be in a safe condition for the transportation
of passengers.
B.
Every taxicab operating on the streets and highways
of the Village of Port Chester shall at all times be equipped as prescribed
on the taxi inspection form, which can be obtained from the office
of the Village Clerk.
(1)
Appearance.
(a)
Every vehicle shall be well painted and in good
appearance, interior and exterior.
(b)
Any cab damaged in any way must be reported
to the Clerk within 24 hours of the accident, at which time a form
will be provided to the owner of said cab which must remain in the
vehicle until such time as repairs are made. The cab must be repaired
no later than 30 days from the date of the accident. When repairs
are made the vehicle must be inspected to the satisfaction of the
Clerk or his designee.
(2)
The baggage compartment of every vehicle shall be
clean and capable of holding passengers' baggage.
(3)
Maximum age of the vehicle shall be no more than 10
years of the present year of manufacture.
(a)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for the period between December
31, 2021, and December 31, 2023, only, the maximum age of vehicles
shall be extended to 12 years. After such date, the maximum age of
vehicles shall revert to be no more than 10 years of the present date
of manufacture as originally provided.
[Added 11-15-2021 by L.L. No. 10-2021]
(4)
Taxicabs shall be kept clean. Every taxicab operated
in the Village of Port Chester shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition and shall be swept and dusted at least once a day. The interior
woodwork, glass and floor shall be cleaned thoroughly with suitable
antiseptic solution.
(5)
Cabs shall be kept in repair. Every taxicab shall
be kept in such condition of repair as may be reasonably necessary
to provide for the safety of the public and for continuous and satisfactory
operation.
(6)
Taxi operators involved in any accident while on duty must be reported,
in writing, to the Taxi Commission within 24 hours of same.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
C.
Inspection of vehicles shall be semiannually. The
inspection shall be performed by a private garage licensed as an inspection
station, so designated by the Village, or the Village garage, the
cost of which is to be borne by the applicant.
A.
If, upon inspection, a taxicab is found to be of lawful
construction and in proper condition, in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, upon the payment of the license fee hereinafter set
forth, the same shall be licensed by delivering to the license holder
a card of such size and form as may be prescribed by the Clerk.
B.
The card shall contain the official license number of the taxicab,
together with the date of inspection of the same, and a statement
to the effect that, in case of any complaints, the Clerk shall be
immediately notified by the licensee, who shall give the license number
of the taxicab and a detailed statement of the complaint. The complainant
may lodge complaint with the Clerk.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
C.
Each taxi shall also display a rate card posted on the back passenger
windows facing the inside the vehicle.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
Taxicab licenses may be revoked or suspended
at any time for cause after a hearing by the Taxi Commission under
the procedure set out in this chapter.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009]
Any person wishing to register a complaint regarding
taxicab service may do so by obtaining a complaint form by calling
the office of the Village Clerk, who shall be empowered to investigate
same and take such action as may be deemed appropriate, either on
his or her own or by referral to the Taxi Commission or the Taxi and
Limousine Commission, as the case may be.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any company dispatching to
solicit or receive requests for taxi service without having first
obtained a taxi dispatching license from the Clerk.
B.
Applications for such license shall be made to the
Village Clerk on forms provided by the Village Clerk.
(1)
Such application shall include:
(a)
The name, address and age, if applicable, of
the applicant.
(b)
If the applicant is other than an individual
person, the name and place of business of the firm, partnership, corporation
or other entity together with the name, address and social security
number of all owners, partners, managers, members of the boards of
directors and holders of 10% or more of the outstanding stock or indebtedness
of such entity.
(c)
The actual or estimated number of licensed operators
for which the applicant proposes to solicit or receive requests for
taxi service and the names and addresses of such operators, if available.
(d)
The address of the location from which the applicant
proposes to solicit or receive such requests.
(e)
A statement of whether the applicant has ever
been licensed under any provision of this chapter or any similar law
of any jurisdiction and whether such license has ever been rescinded
or revoked and, if so, for what cause.
(f)
A statement of whether the applicant will employ
any radio signal device in connection with relaying requests for service
to the taxicab operator; if so, he or she shall state the type of
device or signal and frequencies.
(g)
A current certificate of insurance shall be
provided in no less than the minimum amounts set out in the New York
State Insurance Law.
(h)
Place and date of any felony and misdemeanor convictions of all persons above named in § 295-20B(1)(a) and (b).
(i)
Such other information as the Clerk may require.
(2)
Such application shall be sworn to before a notary
public and filed with the Clerk as a permanent record.
(3)
False statement.
(a)
Each application shall contain the following
statement: "It is a crime punishable as a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly
make a false statement herein."
(b)
Any false statements by the applicant for a
company dispatch license shall be promptly reported to the Village
Attorney. The Clerk is hereby authorized to require such additional
information as may be deemed necessary.
C.
License approval.
(1)
Upon approval by the Board of Trustees, the Village
Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant. Such approval shall
be given or denied within 30 days of submission of the application
to the Village Clerk. Upon disapproval of any applicant, the Village
Clerk shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such
disapproval.
(2)
No license shall be issued if the applicant or any of the persons set out in § 295-20B(1)(a) and (b) have been convicted of a felony.
E.
It appearing that there are insufficient places to
put taxi stands to provide parking in the core areas of the Village,
including the train station area, and that, as a result, there are
arguments and disturbances and the streets are congested by the dispatching
of taxicabs and the pickup and dropoff of passengers and that the
number of taxi companies bears a direct relationship to the amount
of congestion and to the disturbances that arise; it appearing, in
addition, that the pressure for more and more drivers as more companies
are created results in danger to the public health, welfare and the
good relationships necessary to living in a densely populated community,
for these reasons the following limitations are set:
(1)
The number of companies which may be licensed under
this section at any one time is five.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
(2)
Any change in ownership must be completed in accordance
with this chapter.
(3)
Failure to renew such license within 30 days of expiration
shall be deemed an abandonment.
F.
Each company licensed under this chapter shall keep
a complete, accurate and legible record, on forms provided by the
Clerk's office, of each call on a daily log sheet which shall be exhibited
upon request to any police officer of the Village of Port Chester
and the Village Clerk or his designee. These records must be kept
on file and available for inspection for a period of not less than
three years.
G.
It is the responsibility of a taxi dispatching company to ensure
that all affiliated taxi operators and taxicabs are duly licensed
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Companies must
provide to the Village Clerk a copy of each taxi operator's County
permit.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
H.
A licensee who is aggrieved by a determination of the Taxi Commission pursuant to § 295-5 may make an appeal to the Board of Trustees, in writing, and taken within 10 days of issuance of same. The Board's determination shall be based on a review of the record established before the Taxi Commission on written findings; such determination shall be final.
[Added 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
The Clerk shall keep a register of and furnish
to the Police Department the name of each person owning or operating
a taxicab licensed under this chapter, together with the license number
and the description and make of such vehicle, with the date and complete
record of inspections made of it.
A.
The Board shall locate and designate taxicab stands
and designate the number of taxicabs allowed to stand thereat and
shall provide a metal sign which shall be attached to a post or stanchion
adjacent to such stand, on which sign shall be placed the number of
vehicles allowed at the particular stand. Property owners may apply
to the Board for the establishment of taxicab stands adjacent to their
premises, stating in such application the number of taxicabs. Such
application shall be granted solely in the discretion of the Board
and may be revoked by it at any time. There shall be delivered to
such property owner a metal sign to be affixed to the stanchion on
the curb or other conspicuous place, setting forth the number of taxicabs
permitted at such stand. An operator shall not leave his or her taxicab
unattended at an official taxicab stand.
B.
Owners of taxicabs requesting taxicab stands must
furnish the Board with the written consent of the property owner adjacent
to the proposed stand, and a public hearing may be held to determine
the necessity for same.
A.
Only such number of taxicabs as specified and designated
in the Vehicle and Traffic Code of the Village may remain at the stand
while waiting for employment, and only in single file, pointed in
accordance with the traffic regulations.[1] As the taxicabs leave the line with passengers, those
behind shall move up, and any taxicab seeking a space on the stand
shall approach the same only from the rear of the stand and shall
stop as near as possible to the last taxicab at the stand.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any operator of a taxicab,
while driving such vehicle, to cruise, loiter or stop on a public
street for the purpose of soliciting passengers or seeking a place
in a taxi stand which is already occupied. It shall be lawful, however,
for such vehicle, while proceeding to a regularly assigned taxi stand,
established call station or to the carrier's place of business, to
accept employment when hailed from the street or curb, provided that
it shall be unlawful for such operator to accept passengers at any
of the following places:
[Amended 11-3-2003 by L.L. No. 10-2003;[1] 12-1-2003 by L.L. No. 15-2003; 11-7-2005 by L.L. No.
6-2005; 6-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019; 12-18-2023 by L.L. No. 11-2023]
The rates of fares to be taken by or paid to the owners or drivers
of public conveyances within the Village shall be as follows:
A.
For conveying one passenger: $6. The rate of $2 shall be charged
for each additional passenger.
B.
C.
Senior citizens. Fees are $3 for all senior citizens who show evidence
of age 60 years or older. Senior citizens who travel to the contiguous
area of the Town of Rye for the purpose of medical needs, shopping
needs or visiting the senior center shall be charged the same rate.
For the purposes of determining the fare, the senior citizen shall
always be considered the primary passenger in a vehicle.
D.
Students. Students traveling to and from school shall be charged
$5.
E.
A charge of $3 shall be made for a passenger's suitcase, traveling
bag, valise, shopping bags or other articles carried by hand by a
passenger into a vehicle or placed in the trunk of the taxicab. There
shall be no charge for a baby stroller or baby carriage, wheelchair,
walker, crutch or other medical devices.
F.
After a cab has been engaged, additional passengers may not be taken
except with the mutual consent of the passenger occupying the cab
and the passenger entering the cab.
G.
The operator of a taxicab transporting a passenger or passengers
from a point within the Village limits shall charge the fares as set
forth above from the point of origin to the Village limits and may
charge such additional fares as the operator and the passenger may
agree upon for the ride beyond the Village limits. This agreement
shall be made prior to departure and will be final.
H.
The rates enumerated herein may be adjusted in the future by resolution
of the Board of Trustees.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law stated that
it would take effect 12-1-2003.
A.
Every operator of a taxicab shall have the right to
demand payment of the legal fare in advance and may refuse employment
unless so prepaid, but no operator of a taxicab shall otherwise refuse
or neglect to convey any orderly person or persons upon request anywhere
in the Village, unless previously engaged or unable to do so.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay
the authorized fare of any of the vehicles mentioned in this chapter
after having employed same, and it shall be unlawful for any person
to hire any vehicle herein defined with the intent to defraud the
person from whom it is hired or engaged of the value of such service.
A.
Whenever a passenger demands a receipt for a payment
of his or her fare, it shall be given to him or her by the operator.
Such receipt shall show the name of the operator, the name of the
owner of the taxicab, the number of the taxicab, the time when the
trip began and ended and the amount of fare collected.
B.
Operators shall keep a complete, legible and accurate record of each
trip upon a daily trip sheet, the form of which shall be approved
by the Clerk, of the Village's taxicab number, name and place of origin
and destination of the trip, the number of passengers carried and
the amount of fare collected. This record shall be kept in the vehicle
and exhibited upon request to any police officer of the Village of
Port Chester. When the operator goes off duty, this record shall promptly
be filed with the dispatch company with whom he or she is affiliated,
and such record shall be kept on file and provided to the Taxi Commission
on no less than a quarterly basis and held by the dispatch company
for a period of not less than three years.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by L.L.
No. 6-2019]
No person shall charge or attempt to charge
any passenger a greater or lower rate of fare than that prescribed
by this chapter. The only exception shall be for senior citizens and
children as prescribed in this chapter.
A.
No taxi operator while awaiting employment by passengers
shall stand on any public street or place, including a space designated
for the parking or loading of vehicles, other than at or upon a taxicab
stand, designated or established in accordance with this chapter.
No person except a passenger shall be allowed to ride on the front
seat of the taxicab with the operator.
B.
No taxi operator shall use the horn or other audible
device in his or her vehicle to hail or to gain the attention of a
fare.
Every operator of a taxicab, immediately after
the completion of the fare, shall carefully search such taxicab for
any property lost or left therein, and any such property, unless sooner
claimed or delivered to the owner, shall be taken to the nearest police
station and deposited with the officer in charge within one hour after
the finding thereof
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009; 6-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
A.
Any owner or operator of a taxicab or a taxi dispatching company
in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of
a violation and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $250 or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
B.
Any person not having been duly licensed as a taxicab operator, any
person whose licensee as such operator has been revoked or any person
whose license has been suspended by the Village and who, during the
term of nonlicense, revocation or suspension, operates a taxicab upon
the streets of the Village shall be guilty of a violation and, upon
conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.
Upon conviction of any person for any violation of a provision of
this chapter for which no punishment is specifically provided, the
violation shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D.
In addition to the fine or imprisonment, or both, authorized by this
chapter, any Village licensee shall be subject to the suspension or
revocation of his or her license upon conviction for any violation
of this chapter. The Taxi Commission may, in its discretion, suspend
or revoke a license granted under this chapter pending, or in advance
of, any criminal prosecution of the licensee.
E.
The penalties provided herein are nonexclusive to any other remedy
at law or in equity, including the authority of the Village Attorney
to commence a civil action or proceeding to accomplish enforcement.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 295-31, Fingerprinting,
was repealed 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 9-2009.
In order to provide for better enforcement of
this chapter, the Chief of Police shall be instructed to order the
entire police force to assist in the enforcement thereof at all times.
A running record of convictions of this chapter in addition to moving
violations as evidenced by summonses or arrests should be kept up-to-date
by the Justice Court and be made available for use by the Taxi Commission
and Clerk during suspension and revocation hearings.
B.
All taxicabs must carry a Village of Port Chester
street map or a GPS-enabled device (e.g., cell phone, tablet or Garmin)
at all times.
[Amended 12-18-2023 by L.L. No. 11-2023]
C.
Under no circumstances should there be more than four
passengers in a taxicab.
D.
All taxicabs must display, where it can be readily
seen by the riding public, and in a format approved by the Village
Clerk, a copy of the following Taxi User's Bill of Rights, the violation
of which may result in the suspension or revocation of a taxi operator's
license of penalty or fine as provided in this chapter.
(1)
Taxi User's Bill of Rights.
(a)
A passenger has the exclusive use of any taxicab,
and no taxicab operator shall require a passenger to accept any other
passengers without his or her consent.
(b)
A passenger can choose any taxicab in line at
a taxi stand.
(c)
If group is starting at one location and going
to the same destination, one passenger pays full, the others pay $1
each. (Note: applies only to trips within Village limits.)
(d)
Taxi operators may not solicit or refuse an
orderly fare.
(e)
Taxi operators must produce identification on
request.
(f)
Taxi operators may not smoke in the taxicab.
(g)
Taxi operators shall make every attempt to ensure
that passengers arrive at their destination in a timely manner. Passengers
should be available upon the arrival of a taxi dispatched to them.
No operator is obliged to wait for a fare.
(2)
All violations may be reported to the Port Chester
Police Department (914) 939-1000 or the Village Clerk's office (914)
939-5202.
