[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Kingston 8-2-2011, approved 8-4-2011.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 300.
Public transportation — See Ch. 324.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 390.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution also repealed former Ch.
363, Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, adopted 6-7-2011, approved 6-8-2011.
No person shall solicit passengers from a taxicab within the
limits of the City or along any street, avenue or public place in
the City without having obtained a taxicab license pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter. It shall also be unlawful for any person
to operate or permit to be operated a taxicab within the limits of
the City or along any street, avenue or public place in the City without
first having obtained a taxicab driver's license as provided
in this chapter. All such owners, drivers and other persons in charge
or control of any such taxicabs shall be subject to the provisions
of this chapter.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed:
Any person owning or having control of the use of one or
more taxicabs used for hire upon the streets of the City or engaged
in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs.
A vehicle for hire, including limousines, that shall not
be subject to the requirements of this chapter as long as the following
requirements are met:
It shall only be operated in the City from private property
upon a prearranged basis for special or business functions, weddings,
funerals or similar purposes, or upon a written contractual agreement
to transport for a specific trip or unit of time by the hour, day,
week, or longer period of time.
It does not solicit or accept passengers for hire upon the public
streets.
It shall have no external markings for taxicabs prescribed in
this chapter.
It shall not be allowed to use taxi stands prescribed in this
chapter.
Any motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying persons
for hire, 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 Corporation Law, private
livery cabs or vehicles used by undertakers in carrying on their business.
Any person who drives a taxicab, whether such person is the
owner of such taxicab or employed by a taxicab owner or operator.
Permission granted by the City to any person to drive a licensed
taxicab upon the streets of such City.
Permission granted by the City to any person to operate or
keep for hire any taxicab in such City.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate or keep
for hire or pay within the City any taxicab without first having obtained
and paid for a license to drive and a license for operating or keeping
for pay or hire, or both, and having the same in force and effect
under the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall drive a taxicab and no person shall permit anyone
to drive a taxicab within the limits of the City without such driver
having first obtained and paid for and maintaining in force and effect
a driver's license under the provisions of this chapter and a
valid and nonprobationary New York State chauffeur's license.
It shall be the duty of the driver to report the suspension or revocation
of his/her chauffeur's license to the Police Chief within 24
hours of suspension or revocation.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license must:
A.
Have obtained and be in possession of a nonprobationary New York
State chauffeur's license.
B.
Be of the age of 18 years or over.
C.
Meet the physical standards set forth in the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law and regulations enacted thereto for the issuance of
a chauffeur's license.
D.
Be able to read and write the English language.
E.
Be clean in dress and person.
F.
Fill out, in duplicate, upon a blank form to be provided by the Chief
of Police, a statement showing that the applicant has the qualifications
set forth above, which statement, in addition, shall set forth the
full name and place of residence of the applicant, whether or not
(s)he is a resident of the United States, whether (s)he has ever been
convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, moving violation or traffic infraction
and, if so, the circumstances of such conviction; whether the applicant's
taxicab driver's license, New York chauffeur's or operator's
license has ever been suspended or revoked, whether (s)he has been
involved in any vehicular accident while operating a motor vehicle
during the last five years which resulted in a fatality, serious physical
injury or property damage, the name(s) of any taxicab businesses or
owners for whom the applicant will be driving and such other information
as the Chief of Police may reasonably require. Such statements shall
be numbered and signed and sworn to by the applicant, and one copy
thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk, and the other copy retained
by the Police Department as permanent records.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license must file
with the application three unmounted, unretouched photographs of himself,
taken within 30 days preceding the filing of his application. Photographs
shall be of the same size as attached to the applicant's chauffeur's
license. The photograph shall be so attached to the license that it
cannot be removed and another photograph substituted without detection.
After filling out the application provided for by § 363-5F, the applicant shall take said application, together with the photographs of himself/herself provided for in § 363-6 and deliver the same to the officer in charge at police headquarters. It shall also be the applicant's further responsibility to give fingerprint impressions to a civilian applications agency authorized to take civilian fingerprint impressions and obtain criminal history information and have the authorized agency forward the criminal history to the Chief of Police, or his designee, with all costs for same borne by the applicant. A set of fingerprints, together with one of the photographs of said applicant, shall be kept on file at police headquarters as a permanent record.
A.
Upon receipt of the applicant's criminal history, the Chief of Police shall indicate, in writing, his/her approval of the application and issue the license pursuant to § 363-9 of this chapter or forward his/her written disapproval of the issuance of a license to said applicant, with a copy to the City Clerk. No license shall be issued under the provisions of this section unless and until the Chief of Police has reviewed the criminal record and subject to the provisions of § 363-5F of this chapter and has indicated, in writing, his/her approval thereof on the face of the application therefor. The signature shall not be a facsimile. The Chief of Police, however, shall be authorized to issue a temporary driver's license pursuant to § 363-12 of this chapter. Any person whose application has been disapproved shall be entitled to a hearing as provided in § 363-17B of this chapter, and the hearing officer shall be empowered to reverse the decision of the Chief of Police.
B.
The following shall preclude the granting of a taxicab driver's
license to an applicant for said license:
(1)
Convictions, suspensions and accidents.
(a)
A conviction of a misdemeanor, felony or three or more offenses
involving violence, dishonesty, deceit, indecency, degeneracy, moral
turpitude, gambling or illegal use or possession of drugs.
(b)
A conviction of driving while under the influence of drugs or
alcohol conviction within the past five years.
(c)
Three or more speeding convictions or a total of five convictions
for moving violations within the past two years.
(d)
Three or more suspensions on three separate dates of state-operating
privileges, for vehicle and traffic law violations, within the past
two years.
(e)
Two or more vehicular accidents while operating any motor vehicle
within the last five years which resulted in a fatality, serious physical
injury or property damage which the Police Chief, after investigation,
deems to be as a result of the fault of the applicant.
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The Police Chief shall nevertheless apply the standards for
licensing and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
more criminal offenses embodied in Article 23-A of the Correction
Law.
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(2)
False application: if the applicant has made a material false statement
or concealed a material fact in connection with the application for
a license.
A.
Upon satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter
and upon the written approval of the issuance of a license by the
Chief of Police, the Police Chief shall sign and issue to the applicant
a license which shall be in such form as to contain a photograph and
signature of the licensee and blank spaces upon which a record shall
be made of all convictions of crimes, offenses, traffic violations
and infractions against said licensee during the period of three years
prior to the date of the issuance of the license. Each license shall
be stamped by the Seal of the City upon at least a portion of the
photograph. All licenses shall be numbered in the order in which they
are issued and shall contain the name and place of residence of the
licensee and the dates of issuance and expiration of the license.
A copy of the license shall be kept on file in the Police Department,
and a copy shall be forwarded to the City Clerk, who shall also keep
a copy on file.
B.
Any applicant who has been convicted of a violent felony, sex-related
felony, or alcohol-related felony shall not be eligible for a taxicab
driver's license.
Taxicab drivers' licenses shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked. A person wishing to obtain a renewal of the taxicab driver's license shall submit an application pursuant to § 363-5 of this chapter at least 60 days before the expiration date of the current taxicab driver's license. Pending investigation and review of said application by the Chief of Police, the preceding year's taxicab driver's license shall be deemed to continue in effect until the new application is denied or approved. A driver who fails to comply with the sixty-day filing requirement shall not be granted an extension of the expiration date of the preceding year's license and shall not be permitted to drive until a new taxicab driver's license is approved pursuant to this chapter.
Any holder of a taxicab driver's license who defaces, removes
or obliterates any official entry made upon his/her license shall
suffer revocation of his/her license.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
A temporary taxicab driver's license may be issued by the Police Chief when an extraordinary public emergency arises affecting transportation of the public upon the streets of the City or upon application for a taxicab driver's license, pending approval of the license pursuant to § 363-8 of this chapter. The applicant must submit a written certification by a licensed taxicab owner that employment is available to the applicant, and a local criminal history records check must be performed by the Police Department. The Chief of Police, based upon this records check, may then, in his discretion, approve the issuance of a temporary license. Such temporary licenses when issued shall be upon such terms and conditions as the Chief of Police shall provide but shall in no event be granted for a period longer than 60 days and may be renewable for similar periods from time to time as may be necessary, only upon the written recommendations of the Chief of Police. The fee for temporary licenses shall be as set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common Council of this City.[1] Ten dollars of the fee shall be payable at the time of
application as a processing fee and the additional fifteen-dollar
portion of the fee shall be payable at the time of issuance of the
temporary license.
The taxicab driver's license shall be carried by the licensee at all times and displayed when operating or in charge of any taxicab as required by § 363-27 of this chapter.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
The fee for a taxicab driver's license shall be as set
forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common
Council of this City.[1] Said fee shall be payable to the City at the time of application
for the taxicab driver's license by bank check or money order.
Every licensed taxicab driver shall report to the Police Chief
each change of residence within 10 days after such change.
No licensed taxicab driver or owner/taxicab licensee shall conceal
any evidence of a crime nor voluntarily aid violators to escape arrest.
(S)he shall report as soon as possible to the police any unlawful
act connected with his/her taxicab or any attempt to use his/her taxicab
to commit a crime or escape from the scene of a crime. (S)he shall
fully cooperate with the police in all official matters.
A.
A taxicab driver's license may, at any time, be suspended or
revoked for cause by the Police Chief. The grounds for revocation
or suspension shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Conviction: the conviction of the applicant or licensee of a felony or of any crime of offense as set forth in § 363-5F of this chapter. The Police Chief shall nevertheless apply the standards for licensing and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses embodied in Article 23-A of the Correction Law.
(2)
False application: if the licensee or applicant has made a material
false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with the
application for a license or the renewal thereof.
(3)
Violations: if the licensee has violated any of the provisions of
this chapter.
(4)
Accident: if the licensee is involved in a vehicular accident while
operating the taxicab where there is a fatality or physical injury
requiring the immediate hospitalization or medical attention of any
individual involved in the accident. Pending investigation and a hearing,
if requested, there shall be an automatic suspension of the license.
B.
A hearing will be provided to the licensee if requested in writing
within 10 days of notice of suspension, revocation, cancellation or
nonrenewal. If a hearing is required, it shall be before a hearing
officer to be appointed by the Mayor who shall provide written findings
of fact and a recommended penalty to the Police Chief. Any such suspension
or revocation shall be noted on the license, together with a statement
of the reasons therefor, and the license or permit shall be forthwith
taken from the licensee and shall be delivered to the Police Chief.
No driver whose license or permit has been suspended or revoked shall
be again licensed as a taxicab driver in the City except upon presentation
of reasons satisfactory to the Chief of Police.
C.
Any individual whose taxicab driver's license is suspended or
revoked shall immediately return such license to the Police Chief.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of owning and/or operating or to operate or permit to be operated
a taxicab upon the streets of the City without first having obtained
a taxicab license and inspection certificate(s) for each taxicab to
be operated under the taxicab license under the provisions of this
chapter.
Application for a taxicab license shall be made by the owner
of the taxicab(s) upon blank forms furnished by the Chief of Police
which application shall contain the following information:
A.
The name and address of the individual, business, partnership or
corporation which is the owner of the taxicab(s) and the names of
the individual partners, corporate officers or individual owner(s)
of such business. The name of the business, partnership or corporation
applying for the license shall not contain any words or phrases which
will tend to mislead the public into believing that the company is
an agency or instrumentality of the United States or the State of
New York, or a subdivision thereof, or is a public corporation.
B.
The name, age and residence of the person applying for the license
individually or on behalf of the business, partnership or corporation
and what previous experience, if any, the individual, business, partnership
or corporation has had in such business.
C.
A listing of the type of motorcar(s) to be used, the factory number,
the state license number, the number of years the vehicle(s) have
been driven and the seating capacity according to its trade rating.
D.
What previous experience the applicant has in such taxicab business
and whether the applicant was previously licensed to operate a taxicab
and, if so, where.
E.
Whether the applicant's license to operate a taxicab has ever
been revoked and, if so, for what cause.
F.
The address where taxicab(s) will be stored and dispatched from.
G.
Proof that each of the vehicles is covered by a current liability
insurance policy as required by New York State law, with proof of
coverage of drivers, whether employees or subcontractors, which shall
be attached to the application in the form of a current copy of the
insurance policy or a certificate of such insurance, and shall include
the name, address, and telephone number of the local insurance broker.
Current liability insurance for all taxicabs owned and operated under
the license shall be maintained through the term of the license, and
proof of current liability insurance shall also be submitted to the
City by March 5 of each year, for the period March 1 of the current
year to February 28 of the following year. Any revocation or cancellation
of insurance shall be immediately reported to the Police Chief.
H.
A signed release authorizing the Police Chief to obtain information
from the insurance company/carrier regarding insurance coverage.
I.
The names of all drivers, whether employees or subcontractors, of
each taxicab to be operated under the taxicab license, to be updated
within seven days of any change in drivers during the term of the
license.
J.
Such other information as the Chief of Police may deem necessary.
A.
The initial schedule of rates to be charged by owners or operators
or their drivers for the business of transporting passengers shall
be as follows:
(1)
Rates.
(a)
For up to two passengers, for a trip from any point within the
City to any other point within the City a maximum of $5.50, but no
more than $4.50 shall be charged to senior citizens 65 years of age
or older.
(b)
For each passenger above two, $1 additional.
(c)
For each intermediate stop during the trip, $0.75 additional.
(2)
The Common Council shall renew this rate schedule annually, and may
amend same if it deems an amendment to be appropriate.
B.
One or more passengers on trips outside of the City limits shall
pay according to mutual agreement.
C.
Fares for package or other similar pickups shall be by mutual agreement
prior to pickup of said items.
A taxicab license shall be issued annually.
A.
No vehicle shall be operated under a taxicab license until it has been thoroughly and carefully inspected and examined and found to be in a thoroughly safe and proper condition for the transportation of passengers. The taxicab must bear a currently valid New York State inspection certificate before the City of Kingston will inspect the vehicle to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The taxicab must be clean, fit, of good appearance and well painted and varnished. The vehicle must have displayed, on both its front doors, the rear deck and on the roof light, the name of the licensed owner of such vehicle, in permanent lettering, readable from a minimum distance of 150 feet. However, if the name of the owner of the taxicab is too long to be displayed on the roof light, the roof light need only display the word "taxi." In accordance with § 363-19A of this chapter, the owner's name, as so displayed, shall not contain any words or phrases which will tend to mislead the public into believing that the company is an agency or instrumentality of the United States or the State of New York, or a subdivision thereof, or is a public corporation. If more than one taxicab is operated by a licensee, each cab shall be designated by a different number, and such number also shall be displayed in the same manner as the name of the licensee on the taxicab. The Chief of Police shall designate an individual who will inspect to make such examination and inspection before a license is issued. Such inspection shall occur once a year, prior to the annual renewal, and at such other times as the Chief of Police deems the same necessary, including after an accident, if in the opinion of the Police Chief, the safe operation of the taxicab appears to be impaired and/or over $1,500 of damage to the taxicab is sustained. Each reinspection shall be performed at a charge as set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common Council of this City.[1] All inspections will be performed during the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. unless another time is agreed upon between
the taxicab owner and the inspector. The City must perform such inspection
within five working days after receiving a request from a taxicab
owner. All inspections shall be performed at the garage designated
by the Police Chief. However, at the discretion of the Chief of Police,
if requested by the taxicab owner, the inspections may be performed
at the owner's garage if the garage has a lift and other necessary
facilities and equipment for the inspection. The Chief of Police shall
refuse a license to or shall, if already issued, revoke or suspend
a license of any vehicle found upon inspection and examination to
be unfit or unsuited for public patronage and/or not in compliance
with the requirements of this section. No license shall be issued
under the provisions of this section unless and until the Chief of
Police has indicated, in writing, his/her approval thereof on the
face of the application therefor.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
A.
Issuance of license card. If the Chief, or his designee, approves the issuance of a taxicab license pursuant to § 363-19 of this chapter, upon the payment of the license fee set forth in § 363-24, the taxicab license card shall be delivered to the owner and shall be of such size and form as may be prescribed by the Chief of Police, or his designee. The taxicab license shall list the taxicabs that have passed inspection and may be operated under the taxicab license.
B.
Contents, color. The license shall contain the official license number,
together with the list of taxicabs authorized to be operated under
the taxicab license, and the date of inspection of the same, shall
be signed by the Police Chief, or his designee, and shall contain
blank spaces upon which an entry shall be made of the date of every
inspection of the vehicle(s). The license card shall be of a distinctly
different color each year. Any licensee who defaces, obliterates or
changes any official entry made upon his/her license shall have his/her
license revoked.
C.
Issuance of inspection certificate. If after each semi-annual inspection
a taxicab is found to be in proper and safe condition and in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter, an inspection certificate shall
be issued to the owner. The certificate shall be of such size and
form as may be prescribed by the Chief of Police, or his designee,
and shall bear the name of the City of Kingston, a certificate number
and date the inspection expires.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
The fee for a taxicab license under this chapter shall be as
set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the
Common Council of this City[1] for each taxicab to be operated under the taxicab license.
A.
A taxicab license(s), or the privilege to operate one or more specifically
listed taxicabs under the license, may be revoked or suspended at
any time for cause if any of the vehicle(s) operated under the license
shall be used for immoral or illegal business or in violation of any
section of this chapter or any City ordinance or state law governing
the operation of motor vehicles or taxicabs or if a fare in excess
of the rate of fare on file for said taxicab shall knowingly be charged
for the use of said taxicab. However, a minimum of five violations
of any section(s) of this chapter or any City ordinance in any one-year
period, by the taxicab owner or any employee(s) or driver(s) employed
or utilized by the owner, shall be required to serve as the basis
for suspension or revocation of the entire taxicab license. Said suspension
or revocation shall be by the Police Chief after a hearing, if requested
by the licensee, before a hearing officer to be appointed by the Mayor,
who shall provide written findings of fact and a recommended penalty
to the Police Chief. When the license is suspended or revoked, the
taxicab license shall be forthwith taken from the licensee, and the
Mayor and City Clerk shall be notified of such suspension or revocation
by the Police Chief.
B.
There shall be an automatic suspension of the right to have in operation a taxicab under a taxicab license if the taxicab is involved in an accident which requires a reinspection of the taxicab pursuant to § 363-22 of this chapter. The taxicab shall not be placed back in operation until so authorized in writing by the Police Chief.
C.
Any taxicab license suspended or revoked, in whole or in part, by
the Police Chief shall be immediately surrendered to the Chief by
the licensee.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record in his/her office of
each license or permit issued to a driver and all renewals, suspensions
and revocations thereof, which record shall be kept with the original
application of the driver for a license. The Chief of Police shall
also keep a register of the name of each person owning or operating
a taxicab licensed under this chapter, together with the license number
and the description and the make of such vehicle, with the date and
the complete record of inspections made of it, all renewals, suspensions
and revocations of the taxicab license and the schedule of fares to
be charged by the taxicab owner. The record of drivers' licensees
and permits and the licensed taxicabs shall be open to public inspection
at all reasonable times.
Each licensed driver, while operating a taxicab, and the owner
of such taxicab shall cause the driver's license and photograph,
the taxicab license, or photocopy thereof in readable form, and the
schedule of fares for rides within the City of Kingston are to be
posted in a plastic holder affixed to the dashboard of the taxicab
within such taxicab, where the same will be in view of the passenger
and easily read. The schedule of fares shall also be placed on the
outside of the passenger doors. Cards, to be supplied by the City
Police Department, must also be displayed behind the front seat and
in the clear view of the passengers, which lists the telephone numbers
of the Kingston Police Department and the taxicab owner, for the reporting
of complaints and violations of this chapter. The City of Kingston
inspection certificate shall be affixed to and displayed on the left-hand
corner of the rear bumper of the taxicab.
Every licensed taxicab shall be provided with a printed receipt
pad, and, when requested by a passenger, the licensed driver shall
give a receipt for the fare.
Every driver of a taxicab, immediately after the termination
of any hiring, must carefully search the taxicab for any property
lost or left therein, and any such property, unless sooner claimed
or delivered to the owner, must be taken to the police station and
deposited with the officer in charge within 24 hours after the finding
thereof, and the officer to whom such report shall be made shall make
a written record thereof.
A taxicab may carry up to but not exceed 14 passengers. The
maximum number of passengers carried in a taxicab, subject to the
overall limit of 14 passengers, shall not exceed the number of passengers
for which the particular taxicab is designed and constructed by the
manufacturer. A vehicle designed and constructed by a manufacturer
for five passengers shall be authorized to carry not more than five
passengers. A vehicle designed and constructed by the manufacturer
to carry seven passengers shall be authorized to carry not more than
seven passengers. A vehicle designed and constructed by the manufacturer
to carry 14 passengers shall be authorized to carry not more than
14 passengers. No vehicle designed and constructed by the manufacturer
to carry more than 14 passengers shall be allowed as a taxicab within
the City of Kingston, notwithstanding the fact that the vehicle has
been modified or customized so as to limit the number of seats to
14 passengers. The vehicles that are authorized to be used as taxicabs
include four-door sedans, station wagons and vans. Vehicles designed
and constructed by the manufacturer to be used as buses (i.e., to
carry more than 14 passengers) and vehicles designed and constructed
by the manufacturer with dual wheels shall not be permitted for use
as a taxicab within the City of Kingston.
Every driver while operating a taxicab pursuant to this chapter
shall comply with, and every owner of the taxicab operated shall cause
each of its drivers to comply with, the following rules and regulations:
A.
Accident reports. Every driver shall file, and the owner of the taxicab
shall cause every driver to file, in addition to accident reports
required to be filed by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law,
a report of all accidents involving the taxicab, within 12 hours after
the occurrence thereof, with the Police Chief, whenever there is any
property damage or personal injury, regardless of the extent or amount
of same, on New York State Motor Vehicle Form 104-A, to be supplied
by the Police Department.
B.
Multiple passengers. A driver shall not carry any other person than
the person first employing the taxicab, unless the person first employing
the taxicab consents to the acceptance of an additional passenger.
C.
Consumption of alcohol or drugs prior to driving. No taxicab driver
shall consume alcohol or drugs prior to or during the operation of
the taxicab.
D.
Drinking, eating and smoking. There shall be no eating, drinking,
carrying of open beverages, smoking or carrying of lighted cigarettes
or cigars by drivers or passengers while such taxicab is in service.
E.
Drivers' dress code; appearance. All taxicab drivers shall be
of and present a neat and clean appearance at all times when on duty,
and in the event that a driver's appearance changes substantially,
(s)he shall provide the Chief of Police with a new photograph and
shall accompany such photograph with an application fee as set forth
in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common
Council of this City[1] for a replacement license.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
F.
Radio/music. Car radios and electronic playing devices operated within the taxicab shall be maintained at a reasonable level so as not to disturb passengers in the taxicab or to create unreasonable or prohibited noise as set forth in Chapter 300 of this Code.
G.
Solicitation of passengers. No driver shall solicit passengers for
employment of the taxicab from outside the taxicab.
H.
Hours of operation. An owner or operator shall not permit any one
driver to operate a taxicab for more than 12 hours in any continuous
twenty-four-hour period.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or restrict
any person operating and maintaining a motor bus transportation system
upon regular routes and schedules upon the streets of the City, provided
that such owner or operator of such motor buses or motor transportation
system has been duly authorized by the Public Service Commission of
the State of New York to maintain and operate such transportation
system.
[Added 5-1-2012, approved 5-2-2012]
An offense against any provision of this chapter shall be a
violation of the chapter, which shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $100 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days
for each such offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment; except
that any person or persons, association or corporation committing
an offense against any provisions of the licensing section of this
chapter hereof shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, which shall
be punishable by a fine of no more than $500 or imprisonment for a
period not exceeding three months for each such offense, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
