As used in this chapter. the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CRIME
A conviction of an act, the commission of which constitutes:
[Added 4-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5]
B.
A disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly
persons offense; or
C.
A violation of any other penal statute, ordinance
or regulation for which a monetary or other penalty is assessed by
law.
LIMOUSINE
Any automobile or vehicle propelled by motor power engaged
in the business of carrying passengers for hire and operating from
private property, either by trip, hour or day, or longer period of
time, and which does not solicit passengers for hire upon the public
streets of the Borough. The term “limousine” shall also
mean “autocab” as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13.
PERSON
Includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation,
joint-stock company or limited liability company, its lessees, trustees
or receivers.
TAXICAB
Any automobile, taxicab or other vehicle propelled by motor
power engaged in the business of transportation of passengers for
hire or pay within the Borough, whether operated from stands in the
street or only on telephone calls to garages or in any other manner.
It is the intention of this chapter to include in the definition of
“taxicabs” any motor-driven vehicle, other than stages,
omnibuses and vehicles commonly called “jitneys,” which
carries passengers for hire or pay for which public patronage is solicited
and the owner of which holds himself out as a carrier of passengers.
The following types of licenses are hereby established
for the purposes of this chapter:
A. Taxicab owner’s license. Each person engaged
in the taxicab business within the Borough shall obtain an individual
license for the operation of said business.
B. Taxicab driver’s license. A license to drive
shall be obtained by every individual who shall drive a taxicab which,
under the terms of this chapter, is required to be licensed.
C. Limousine owner’s license. Each person engaged
in the limousine business and utilizing the Borough as a principal
place of business as expressed in N.J.S.A. 48:16-18 shall obtain an
individual license for each limousine.
D. Limousine driver’s license. A valid license
to drive shall be obtained by every individual who shall drive a limousine
which, under the terms of this chapter, is required to be licensed.
No driver of any licensed taxicab shall refuse
or neglect to carry in his taxicab any orderly person upon request
unless the driver is previously engaged.
The requirements of this chapter shall not apply
to a taxicab owner or taxicab operator duly licensed by another municipality
while such taxicab is being operated in the Borough solely for the
purpose of delivering to a destination or destinations within the
Borough a passenger or passengers picked up by the taxicab at a point
or points outside of the Borough.
[Added 4-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5;
amended 3-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-3]
A. No taxicab owner's license shall be issued until the
applicant therefor shall have delivered to said Borough Clerk, concurrently
with the filing of the applicant's insurance policy, a power of attorney
executed by said applicant therein and whereby said applicant shall
appoint the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough of Netcong his,
her or its true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging
service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to
be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under
the insurance policy filed, and any license for a taxicab issued upon
any such application shall continue effective, and the operation of
any taxicab thereunder shall be permitted, only so long as said power
of attorney shall remain in effect and unrevoked.
B. No limousine owner's license shall be issued until
the applicant therefor shall have delivered to said Borough Clerk,
concurrently with the filing of the applicant's insurance policy,
a copy of the power of attorney executed by said applicant and filed
with the Division of Motor Vehicles wherein and whereby the applicant
shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles his,
her or its true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging
service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to
be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under
the insurance policy filed, and any license for a limousine issued
upon any such application shall continue effective, and the operation
of any limousine thereunder shall be permitted, only so long as said
power of attorney shall remain in effect and unrevoked.
[Amended 3-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-3; 8-10-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-20]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Article
I of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Borough of Netcong.