A.
The Chief of Police shall keep a register of the name
of each person owning or operating a taxicab or limousine licensed
under this chapter, together with the license number, the New York
State registration number and the description, make and motor number
of such vehicle; a complete record of each license issued to a driver;
and a record of all renewals, suspensions and revocations of licenses.
B.
Such records shall be kept on file and shall be open
to the inspection of the public and shall be public records, extracts
of which may be certified by the Chief of Police for use as evidence.
There shall be posted conspicuously in the interior
of every taxicab and limousine the vehicle's license, the driver's
license and license number and a photograph of the taxicab or limousine
driver.
There shall be delivered to each licensed taxicab
and limousine driver an identification card of such form and style
as the Chief of Police may prescribe, with the taxicab or limousine
driver's license number thereon, which must, under penalty of revocation
of the license, be constantly and conspicuously displayed on the outside
of the driver's outer garment when he or she is engaged in his or
her employment.
A.
A schedule of fares must be conspicuously posted within
the interior of the vehicle, so as to be seen by all passengers, on
a card not less than six inches by eight inches in size on the back
of the front seat headrest. The schedule of fares shall include applicable
fines for noncompliance and a City telephone number for passengers
to report violations. A violation of this section may result in a
minimum fine of $50 and a maximum fine of $100 per vehicle, in addition
to any other applicable penalty, including suspension and/or revocation
under this chapter.
[Amended 8-24-2021]
B.
The maximum rate for any trip within the City of Glen
Cove shall be $9. A surcharge of $1 may be added to out-of-town fares
which exceed $20.
[Amended 4-13-2004; 8-23-2005; 6-27-2006; 12-26-2006; 6-26-2007; 8-24-2021]
C.
If more than one passenger is being conveyed in one
taxicab to different locations (sharing a taxicab), the fare for each
shall be half of the posted fare.
D.
When two or more persons are being conveyed to a single
destination from the same point, the first person shall pay the fare
chart rate, and each additional person over 10 years of age shall
pay the sum of $1. Each additional passenger over the age of three
years but not over 10 years of age shall pay the sum of $0.50.
E.
It shall be permissible to charge an additional sum
of not more than $12 per hour, prorated, for waiting time.
F.
Operators must charge fares to all passengers, except
owners or the agents, employees or immediate family members of owners,
and may not charge more than the rates fixed on the schedule of fares,
nor any fare whatsoever if said schedule is not posted conspicuously
on the back of the front seat headrest within the interior of a vehicle
so it may be viewed by all passengers.
[Amended 8-24-2021]
A.
No taxicab shall stand on any public street or public
place other than at or upon a public taxicab stand designated or established
by the Chief of Police with the approval and consent of the City Council,
nor shall any driver solicit employment by driving through the public
streets or by oral solicitation of any kind, either on the public
streets or from private property.
B.
No disabled, unregistered or unlicensed taxicabs shall
be permitted to be stored at a taxicab stand, and no major repair
work shall be performed at a taxicab stand unless an indoor garage
is utilized for said repairs. A taxicab stand shall be maintained
in a neat and clean appearance, and no debris shall be stored or permitted
to accumulate at said taxicab stand.
A.
Operators must be in compliance with all requirements
of this chapter and all ordinances, local laws and codes, laws, rules
and regulations, including but not limited to those concerning vehicles,
traffic and parking of the City of Glen Cove, County of Nassau and
State of New York.[1]
B.
Operators must specifically be in compliance with
all owner and/or vehicle regulations set forth in this chapter, as
they may apply to operators.
C.
Operators must report to the Chief of Police, within
seven days, any change of their residence.
D.
Operators must display their permit, as required in
this chapter, and must refuse to operate vehicles that do not have
a certificate of operation and schedule of fares conspicuously posted
and securely fastened on the interior of the vehicle; and must report
to the Chief of Police, within 24 hours, the loss, theft, mutilation,
marring or alteration of any such documents.
E.
Operators must make a thorough search of the interior
of a vehicle after the discharge of each passenger and immediately
turn over any lost or misplaced article(s) to the appropriate local
police authorities.
F.
Operators must, at the request of any passenger, enforce
no smoking in their vehicles by all occupants, including the operator.
G.
Operators must conduct themselves in an orderly manner
while operating a vehicle for hire.
H.
Operators must transport any person(s) conducting
him or herself in an orderly manner, upon request to do so, unless
then under hire by another person or unless prohibited from so doing
by any other provisions of this chapter.
A.
It shall be unlawful to keep a passenger waiting longer
than three minutes before proceeding to the passenger's announced
destination.
B.
No passenger shall be refused transportation to his
or her announced destination within the City.
C.
A passenger has the right, at the time a taxicab is
requested, to request exclusive use of the taxicab, which request
shall be accommodated.
D.
Operators, or any person on their behalf, may not
use loudspeakers, noisemaking devices and/or any other attention-seeking
devices upon any street, road, highway, alley, park or other public
place within the City for the purpose of attracting attention for
the solicitation of passengers or for any other purpose.
E.
Operators may not cruise public streets, roads and/or
highways of the City in search of passengers.
F.
Operators must refuse to operate vehicles that are
not clean, sanitary, fit, of good appearance and in a safe condition
for the transportation of passengers.
G.
Operators may not operate any vehicles while their
City permits, chauffeur's licenses or other appropriate New-York-State-issued
licenses are not in effect, have expired or have been suspended or
revoked and must refuse to operate any vehicle for which the certificate
of operation or business owner's license is not in effect, has expired
or has been suspended or revoked.
H.
Operators may not use a vehicle for transporting a
greater number of passengers than the rated capacity of the vehicle.
I.
Operators may not park a vehicle upon public streets,
roads or highways when not in actual operation, except in those areas
designated for taxicab parking.
J.
Operators may not peddle or allow the peddling of
any goods or property from or near a vehicle.
K.
Operators may not leave a vehicle unattended in any
public place, except their depot or garage, or when necessary for
the operator to be absent therefrom, but in no event for more than
30 consecutive minutes.
L.
Operators may not allow any other person to use their
permits.
