[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Nutley as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch.
228.
[Adopted 4-30-1929 by Ord. No. 433; amended
in its entirety 5-16-1967 by Ord. No. 1662 (Ch. 216, Art. I, of
the 1978 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
TAXICAB
Any automobile or motorcar, other than a bus or limousine as defined in Article
II, §
644-36, which is engaged in the business of transporting passengers for hire.
[Amended 11-6-1985 by Ord. No. 2150]
The Director shall have charge of and shall
control: the examination of applicants for licenses for taxicabs and
drivers thereof; the licensing, regulation and inspection of taxicabs;
the licensing of drivers; and the enforcement of all the provisions
of this article. The Director shall have the power to approve, deny,
suspend or revoke any taxicab license or the licenses of drivers of
taxicabs, for cause, as hereinafter provided. The powers conferred
on the Township Clerk by this article shall be exercised under the
control of the Director.
No person shall hire out or keep or use for
hire or pay, or cause to be kept or used for hire or pay, any taxicab
without first having obtained a license for that purpose from the
Township Clerk. A separate license shall be required for each taxicab.
Each application for a taxicab license shall
be in writing and filed with the Township Clerk. The application shall
contain: the full name and business address and home address of the
owner; designation as to new or renewal; the serial number, make,
model, color and year of the taxicab; state registration; number of
insurance policy; and the number of persons the taxicab is to carry.
No taxicab shall carry more than six persons.
[Added 12-5-1967 by Ord. No. 1669]
A. The issuance of any taxicab license under §
644-4 of this article shall be subject to the filling of an applicant's information sheet and the determination of the Chief of the Nutley Police Department that the applicant is of good character, free from any criminal convictions, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of New Jersey.
B. The applicant's information sheet shall be on a form
prescribed by the Police Department and shall include data covering
age, citizenship, physical description and such other facts as may
be specified.
C. In the case of corporate ownership, the president
and every other officer and/or stockholder of the corporation shall
be required to file an applicant's information sheet individually.
Any change in the officers or stockholders of such corporation during
the term of the license shall be reported to the Township Clerk within
10 days following the date of the change, at which time any new officer
or stockholder shall be required to file an applicant's information
sheet; and it shall be the function of the Chief of the Nutley Police
Department to determine whether any taxicab licenses then outstanding
shall remain in force.
No taxicab shall be licensed until an individual
prepaid one-year certificate of insurance shall have been filed with
the Township Clerk in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1
to 48:16-22, inclusive, as now or hereafter amended or supplemented.
Such policy of insurance shall not be filed unless it is approved
by the Law Department of the Township; and said insurance coverage
shall be within the limits of liability for each taxicab as follows:
bodily injury, $50,000 each person and 100,000 each occurrence; property
damage, $10,000 each occurrence. Policies shall expire on March 1
of each year. There must be an individual certificate of insurance
filed with the Township Clerk for each licensed vehicle. No license
will be issued for any uninsured temporary or standby vehicle.
A. No taxicab license shall be approved or issued until
the vehicle has been thoroughly inspected and found to be in a clean
and sanitary condition and mechanically safe for the transportation
of passengers. Such inspections shall be made by representatives of
the Department of Public Safety designated by the Director. The inspectors
shall keep a record of the inspections.
B. No taxicab license shall be approved or issued until the taxicab has been inspected in the manner provided in Subsection
A and is found to meet the following requirements: There shall be displayed on the exterior of each taxicab, in at least two conspicuous places, the name or trade name of the owner. The height of the lettering shall be at least two inches. No taxicab shall bear a name, monogram, insignia or color scheme in conflict with the name, monogram, insignia or color scheme used by any other person licensed hereunder in such a manner as to mislead or deceive the public.
Licenses for taxicabs shall be issued by the
Township Clerk in the name of the Township and shall include the signatures
of the Director and the Township Clerk.
Upon the issuance of a taxicab license, the Township Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card containing the name of the owner, the license number of the vehicle, year of issue and the rates of fare as provided in §
644-24 hereof. The card shall be inserted in a card rack or frame provided by the owner and attached on the inside of the taxicab in a place readily visible to the passengers.
All taxicab licenses shall expire March 1 next
succeeding the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner suspended or
revoked.
Each taxicab license shall apply only to the
person to whom granted and shall not be transferable to any other
persons. With the approval of the Director, the holder of a taxicab
license applicable to a particular taxicab may transfer the same to
another taxicab owned by him upon payment of a transfer fee of $5.
The number of taxicab licenses outstanding shall
not at any time exceed 20.
The license fee for each taxicab shall be $10.
For licenses issued after September 1 of each year, the fee shall
be $5.
[Amended 12-5-1967 by Ord. No. 1669]
No taxicab licensed under this article shall
be operated on the streets of the Township except by a driver who
shall have first obtained a license for that purpose from the Township
Clerk. No taxicab owner as an individual and no officer or stockholder
of a corporate taxicab owner shall be permitted to drive a taxicab
unless he has first obtained a license for that purpose from the Township
Clerk.
All applications for drivers' licenses shall
be in writing and shall be filed with the Township Clerk. No person
shall be licensed as a driver under this article unless he:
A. Furnishes with his application a recent photograph
of himself, of a size not less than 1 3/4 inches in length and
one and 1/4 inches in width, and a certificate of a reputable physician
certifying that the applicant has been examined within the preceding
60 days and that he has no infirmity of body or mind which might render
him unfit for the safe operation of a taxicab.
B. Is at least 18 years of age.
[Amended 5-15-1979 by Ord. No. 1973]
C. Is a citizen of the United States and a resident of
the state.
D. Is a holder of a New Jersey auto driver's license.
E. Is able to understand, read and write the English
language.
F. Is possessed of a satisfactory knowledge of traffic
regulations and of the geography of the Township.
H. Is not addicted to the use of drugs or intoxicating
liquors.
I. Is not a habitual violator of the Motor Vehicle Act.
J. Has not been convicted of an indictable offense, of
operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor nor of reckless driving.
Before issuance of a driver's license, an applicant
shall be fingerprinted and photographed by the Police Department.
Upon approval of the application for license
and payment of the license fee hereinafter provided, the Township
Clerk shall issue a license in the name of the Township, together
with an identification card. The card shall contain the name of the
licensee, a straight-view photograph of the licensee and the Township
license number of the licensee. Both the license and the card shall
be signed by the Director and the Township Clerk.
While engaged as a taxicab driver, the licensee
shall insert his license identification card in a card rack or frame
provided by the owner and attached on the inside of the taxicab in
a place readily visible to passengers. The driver of any taxicab shall
be responsible for keeping his identification card in the taxicab
operated by him at the time.
All drivers' licenses issued pursuant to this
article shall expire March 1 next succeeding the date of issuance
thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
The fee for a driver's license shall be $5.
Licensed taxicabs may be inspected and reinspected at any time for cleanliness, sanitary condition, mechanical safety for the transportation of passengers and general safety and fitness for public patronage. Such inspections shall be made and records thereof shall be kept in the manner provided in §
644-7.
The name, monogram, insignia or color scheme
of a licensed taxicab shall not be changed after the issuance of a
license therefor so as to be in conflict with the name, monogram,
insignia or color scheme used by any other licensee.
Any change of address of the owner of any taxicab
or of any driver occurring after the issuance of a license under this
article shall be reported by said licensee to the Township Clerk,
in writing, within three days after such change. The Township Clerk
shall immediately report such change of address to the Director.
[Amended 8-20-1968 by Ord. No. 1686; 3-2-1971 by Ord. No.
1737; 11-5-1980 by Ord. No. 2032]
A. The prices or fares that may be charged by the owner
or driver of any taxicab for any trip originating within the Township
shall not exceed the following rates:
[Amended 4-21-1981 by Ord. No. 2038]
(1) For any one destination within the limits of the Township
of Nutley originating from one location, for one to four passengers:
$2.50.
(2) For each additional passenger pickup or drop within
the limits of the Township of Nutley: $2.50.
B. The above rates must be posted on rear doors of the
taxicab and on the inside of each taxicab, prominently displayed on
cardboard.
C. A schedule of out-of-Township rates must also be prominently
displayed on cardboard on the inside of each taxicab.
D. The following schedule is a list of rates for trips
to various out-of-Township points:
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Taxi Rates From the Township of Nutley
to the Center of:
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Destination
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Rate
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Belleville
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$3.50
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Bloomfield
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$5.50
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Cedar Grove
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$14.00
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East Orange
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$9.50
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Elizabeth
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$17.00
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Garfield
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$13.00
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Harrison
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$10.00
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Kearny
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$9.00
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Lyndhurst
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$6.00
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Montclair
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$8.00
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Newark
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$10.00
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Orange
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$12.00
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North Arlington
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$6.50
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Passaic
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$7.00
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Rutherford
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$7.00
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Secaucus
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$11.00
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South Kearny
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$9.00
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Upper Montclair
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$8.00
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Clifton
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$9.00
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City Subway (Newark)
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$4.00
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Clara Maass Hospital
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$4.00
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Clara Maass Professional Building
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$4.00
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Essex County Geriatrics Hospital
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$3.50
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St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic
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$6.00
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Passaic General Hospital
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$7.00
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Bradlees
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$2.50
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Styertowne
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$2.75
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Towers/Hepburn Road, Clifton
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$4.50
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Rutt's Hut
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$3.25
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North Arlington Diner
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$5.00
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Belleville Turnpike and Ridge Road
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$7.00
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East Orange Hospital
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$9.50
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East Orange Veteran's Hospital
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$10.00
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Orange Memorial - St. Mary's
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$10.00
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Port Elizabeth
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$17.00
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South Orange
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$13.00
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Millburn
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$17.00
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Special Rates
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Newark Airport
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$14*
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Penn Station (Newark)
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$10
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Public Service Terminal
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$10
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Port Authority (New York)
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$22*
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Kennedy Airport
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$40*
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La Guardia Airport
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$35*
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Every licensed taxicab driver shall record,
in writing, the time and place each passenger is accepted and the
time and place of discharge of the passenger. Such records shall be
kept intact for one year from the date thereof. Such records shall
be kept open for inspection at all times during the one-year period
by a duly authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety.
No driver of any licensed taxicab in soliciting
employment shall so operate a taxicab as to interfere with or impede
unnecessarily the movement of other vehicles or pedestrians. Employment
may be solicited by driving through any public street or place at
a rate of speed that will not interfere with or impede traffic. No
passenger shall be solicited unless within six feet of a taxicab.
No taxicab passenger shall be accepted or discharged
on a public street except at the curb.
No licensed taxicab may park in any public street
or public place in the Township except in such place or places as
may be designated by ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted in
accordance with law. Only such taxicabs as are for hire may remain
at designated taxicab stands while waiting for employment. After the
first taxicab in line leaves the stand, those behind shall move up.
Any other taxicab seeking parking space in such stand shall approach
it only from the rear thereof.
The driver of any licensed taxicab shall have
the authority to demand payment of legal fare in advance and may refuse
employment unless such fare is so prepaid, but no driver of a taxicab
shall otherwise refuse employment by an orderly person for transportation
anywhere in the Township. No driver of a taxicab shall carry any person
other than the first passenger employing him without the consent of
the first passenger.
No owner or driver of any licensed taxicab shall
induce any person to employ him by knowingly misinforming or misleading
such person. No driver shall convey any passenger to any place or
by any route other than the most direct route, unless otherwise directed
by said passenger.
The driver of any licensed taxicab, immediately
after the termination of any hiring or employment, shall carefully
search his taxicab for any property lost or abandoned therein. Such
property, unless sooner claimed or delivered to the owner, shall be
reported in writing by the driver or by the owner of the taxicab to
the Police Department, giving particulars and a brief description
of said property, within 24 hours after the finding of the same. All
such property not claimed within said twenty-four-hour period shall
be turned over by such driver or owner of a taxicab to the Property
Clerk of the Department of Public Safety.
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit
the use of a taxicab for private purposes, provided that there is
no solicitation of patronage.
A. No licensed driver shall commit an act or acts which would disqualify him for a driver's license under §
644-15H,
I or
J (drug or liquor addiction, habitual violation of the Motor Vehicle Act, conviction for an indictable offense, conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or conviction for reckless driving), or shall permit a taxicab driven by him to be used for any illegal or immoral purpose.
B. No owner of a licensed taxicab shall permit the use
of such taxicab for illegal or immoral purposes.
A. Taxicabs. The license of any taxicab issued pursuant
to this article may be suspended or revoked by the Director for any
of the following causes:
(1) A violation of any provision of this article.
(2) If the vehicle is found to be unsafe or unfit for
public patronage.
B. Driver's license. The license of any driver may be
suspended or revoked by the Director for violation of any provision
of this article.
C. Procedure. No license issued pursuant to this article
shall be revoked except after due notice and opportunity for a hearing.
Pending such hearing, licenses may be suspended.
[Amended 5-15-1979 by Ord. No. 1973]
A. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
exceeding 90 days, or both. Each day that a violation shall continue
shall give rise to a separate offense.
B. The penalty provided for in this section shall be deemed in addition to the provisions for suspension and revocation of licenses set forth in §
644-34.
[Adopted 11-6-1985 by Ord. No. 2150 (Ch.
216, Art. II, of the 1978 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
LIMOUSINE
Includes any automobile or vehicle 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 Township
and which is intended to run primarily from points within the Township
of Nutley to destinations in other municipalities. The term "limousine"
shall also mean "auto livery" and "autocab," as defined in N.J.S.A.
48:16-13.
No person shall hire, keep or use for hire or
pay, or cause to be kept or used for hire or pay, any limousine utilizing
the Township of Nutley as a principal place of business, as expressed
in N.J.S.A. 48:16-18, without having first obtained a license for
that purpose from the Township Clerk for such limousine, which license
shall be known as a "limousine license." Such license shall be for
a term of one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewable
annually and shall be nontransferable.
The Township Clerk shall issue such license
after satisfactory compliance by the applicant with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 to 48:16-22 and payment of the required fee.
There shall be a separate license issued for
each limousine to be licensed. The license shall be in writing, numbered,
in triplicate, signed by the Township Clerk on a form provided by
the Township and shall contain the following information: name, business
address and business telephone number of the owner; number of license;
make, model, year, serial number and license plate number of the vehicle;
name of the company supplying insurance coverage; the policy number;
and the name, address and telephone number of the insurance agent.
Limousine licenses or any renewal thereof shall
be issued by the Township Clerk, and no approval of the Board of Commissioners
is required.
One copy of the limousine license, when issued,
shall be retained by the Township Clerk. The applicant shall receive
the original and one copy. The original shall be kept in the limousine
at all times.
The fee for the issuance of such license shall
be $50 for each limousine licensed. Each such vehicle used as a limousine
shall be licensed separately.
The Township Clerk shall have the authority
to revoke the license of any owner who fails to remain in compliance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 et seq.
Any person or persons, firms, corporations or
other organizations found to be in violation of any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof in Municipal Court
and in addition to the penalties provided by N.J.S.A. 48:16-22, pay
a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the first offense
and for each subsequent offense shall, upon conviction, pay a fine
not to exceed $500. Upon failure to pay such fine, such person shall
be liable to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.