The following rules shall apply to all drivers of shuttle busses. Such rules, numbered sequentially below, shall be referred to by chapter, section and rule number. They are set forth below as follows:
Rule No.
Rule Specification
101
A driver shall be clean and neat in dress and person. A driver must wear hemmed or tailored trousers that are no higher than mid-thigh and have no holes. A female driver must wear hemmed or tailored trousers or skirt that is no higher than mid-thigh and that has no holes. A driver must wear closed shoes or sneakers. A driver must wear a collared shirt or blouse, without holes, which, if it has buttons, must be buttoned, except for the top two buttons. A driver may not wear as outer clothing underwear, T-shirts, tank tops, tube tops, body shirts, swim wear, bathing trunks or cutoff shorts.
102
A driver shall not smoke while carrying a passenger unless the passenger verbally consents.
103
A driver shall not operate or occupy a shuttle bus while his driving ability is impaired by either alcohol or drugs. While driving or occupying a shuttle bus, a driver shall not consume any alcoholic beverage or any drugs or narcotics which are either illegal or capable of impairing his driving ability.
104
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus for more than 12 consecutive hours, and a driver shall not operate more than 12 total hours in any 24 hour period. Twenty-four hour periods shall be measured from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
105
A driver shall, at all times, cooperate with all law enforcement officers, authorized representatives of the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing and dispatchers at public transportation terminals and authorized group ride taxi lines and shall comply with all their reasonable requests, including but not limited to providing his name and shuttle bus operator's license number, the shuttle bus's regular route sheet, and exhibiting any other documents required to be in his possession.
106
a.
A driver shall not operate his shuttle bus in such a manner or at a speed which unreasonably endangers users of other vehicles, pedestrians or his passengers.
b.
A driver who knows or should know that personal injury has been caused to another person or that damage has been caused to the property of another person due to an accident involving the driver's shuttle bus shall, before leaving the place where the damage or injury occurred, stop, exhibit to such other person his shuttle bus operator's license, motor vehicle driver's license and give to such other person his name, residence address, chauffeur's license number, shuttle bus driver's number and shuttle bus license number, as well as the name of the shuttle bus's insurance carrier and the insurance policy number.
c.
A driver shall operate his shuttle bus at all times in full compliance with all laws, rules and regulations of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and any regulatory body or governmental agency having jurisdiction over motor vehicles, with respect to matters not otherwise specifically covered in these rules.
d.
A driver, while operating a shuttle bus, shall immediately report to the owner of the vehicle any motor vehicle accident in which he is involved.
107
A radio shall be turned on or off at the request of the passenger. The passenger shall have the right to select the radio program. Whether or not a shuttle bus is hired, a radio shall be played at normal volume only and comply with all noise ordinances.
108
An air conditioning and heating device in a shuttle bus shall be turned on or off at the request of a passenger.
109
A driver, while performing his duties and responsibilities as a driver, shall not commit or attempt to commit, alone or in concert with another, any act of fraud, misrepresentation or larceny or perform any willful act of, omission or commission which is against the best interests of the public, even though not specifically mentioned in these rules.
110
A driver shall not apply for or accept more than one shuttle bus operator's license without the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing's written permission.
111
A driver shall not permit any other person to use the driver's shuttle bus operator's license while such person is operating any vehicle.
112
a.
A driver shall not permit the shuttle bus to be operated for hire by another person who is not currently licensed by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing as a shuttle bus driver.
b.
During the work shift, a driver shall not allow another person to operate the shuttle bus or occupy the driver's seat, except in the event of an emergency.
113
a.
A driver shall not use or permit any person to use his shuttle bus for any unlawful purpose.
b.
A driver shall not conceal any evidence of a crime nor voluntarily aid violators to escape arrest.
c.
A driver shall report immediately to the police any attempt to use his shuttle bus to commit a crime or to escape from the scene of a crime.
114
A driver or any person acting on his behalf shall not offer or give any gift, gratuity or thing of value to any employee, representative or member of the office of the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing or any public servant or any dispatcher employed at a public transportation facility.
115
A driver shall immediately report to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing and the Hoboken Police Department any request or demand for a gift, gratuity, free service or anything of value by any employee or representative of the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing, any member of the City Council of Hoboken, any police officer, any dispatcher or any public servant.
116
A driver shall notify the Director, in writing, of the driver's conviction of a crime or motor vehicle offense, excluding parking violations for vehicles other than a shuttle bus, within 15 days of such conviction, and he/she shall deliver to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing a certified copy of the certificate of disposition issued by the clerk of the court within 15 days of sentencing.
117
A driver shall not permit more than 13 passengers to ride in his shuttle bus, unless the particular vehicle in question has been rated higher by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing pursuant to the definition in § 180-1 of this chapter. Children under the age of seven seated in the lap of an adult passenger seated in the rear must be permitted and shall not count as passengers for the purposes of computing the number of passengers.
118
A handicapped passenger must be permitted to occupy whichever seat they may occupy comfortably, including the front seat alongside the driver, should such a seat be available on the shuttle bus. If passenger luggage occupies the rear passenger part of a shuttle bus, a passenger must be permitted to occupy the front seat alongside the driver.
119
a.
A driver shall be courteous to passengers.
b.
A driver shall comply with all the reasonable requests of a passenger, including but not limited to providing, upon request, his name, his shuttle bus operator's license number and the City assigned shuttle bus number.
120
A driver shall not threaten, harass or abuse any passenger, governmental officer, representative of the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing, public servant or any other person while performing his duties as a driver.
121
A driver shall not use or attempt to use any physical force against any passenger, governmental officer, representative of the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing, public servant or any other person while performing his duties as a driver.
122
A driver shall not solicit passengers while sitting in the driver's seat of his shuttle bus or while standing immediately adjacent to the curbside of his shuttle bus. This rule shall not be construed to allow any solicitation or conduct otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
123
A driver may not use another person to solicit a passenger nor suggest to a passenger that an additional person be accepted as a passenger.
124
A driver shall not solicit passengers within 50 feet of any bus stop nor stop there.
125
A driver shall not pick up additional fares while the shuttle is employed on its regular route.
126
A driver may not, in omnibus fashion, pick up passengers at one or more locations, unless such locations are listed and approved as stops on the shuttle bus's regular route.
127
A driver shall not seek to ascertain the destination of a passenger before such passenger is seated in the shuttle bus.
128
A driver shall not refuse by words, gestures or any other means to take any orderly and lawful passenger to their destination upon the regular route of the shuttle bus so long as said passenger is entitled to such service and the destination is included in the approved shuttle bus activity form on file with the City. This includes a person who is handicapped and any guide dog or other service animal accompanying such person.
129
A driver shall not include the hire of his shuttle bus by giving misleading information, including but not limited to, the times of arrival and departure of trains, buses, ships, ferries, planes or other scheduled forms of transportation, the location of a building or place or the distance between two points.
130
a.
A driver shall not refuse to transport a passenger's luggage, wheelchair, crutches or other property.
b.
Upon request of a passenger, the driver shall load or unload such property in or from the shuttle bus's interior or trunk compartment and shall secure such compartment.
131
A driver shall not sell, advertise or recommend any service or merchandise to any passenger without prior written approval from the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
132
A driver shall not comply with any request of a passenger during the trip to change his destination if doing so would change the shuttle bus's route or conflict with the approved routes and stops on file with the City; a driver shall allow any passenger to terminate their trip, unless it is impossible for the driver to comply with such request.
133
A driver shall take a passenger to his destination by the regular route as filed with the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
134
A driver shall be required to accept United States currency or a Director approved group voucher.
135
A driver shall give the correct change to a passenger who has paid the fare at the termination of their trip.
136
A driver shall give a passenger a receipt for payment of the fare when requested to do so by the passenger; such a receipt shall state the date, time, City assigned shuttle bus number, fare paid, any other charge and the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing's Complaint Department telephone number.
137
A driver shall not ask a passenger for a tip nor indicate that a tip is expected or required.
138
If a passenger refuses to pay their fare, when such is due at the termination of the trip, the shuttle bus driver may proceed directly to the nearest police station, present the facts to the police and follow their instructions for resolving the dispute.
139
A driver shall promptly answer and comply as directed with all questions, communications, directives and summonses from the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing or its representative. A driver shall produce his shuttle bus operator's license and Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) license, and any other documents required to be held by the shuttle bus driver, whenever the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing or its representative requires him to do so.
140
A driver shall not knowingly operate an autobus for hire unless such vehicle is properly licensed by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
141
A driver shall comply with all restrictions endorsed by the Director upon his shuttle bus operator's license.
142
a.
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus in the City of Hoboken while his shuttle bus operator's license or his motor vehicle driver's license is revoked, suspended or expired.
b.
A driver shall immediately surrender his shuttle bus operator's license to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing upon the suspension or revocation of his chauffeur's license.
143
A driver shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard his shuttle bus operator's license.
144
A driver shall notify the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing, in writing, of the loss or theft of his shuttle bus operator's license within 72 hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays.
145
A driver shall not alter, deface, mutilate or obliterate any portion of his shuttle bus operator's license or the attached photograph so as to cause it to present false information or make it unreadable or unrecognizable.
146
A driver shall immediately surrender for replacement any unreadable or unrecognizable shuttle bus operator's license.
147
A driver shall submit four prints of a new photograph to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing whenever his physical appearance has substantially changed. Substantial change shall include, but not be limited to, the growth or removal of facial hair.
148
A driver shall report any change of mailing address to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing, either in person or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, within seven days, exclusive of weekends and holidays. Any notice from the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing shall be deemed sufficient if sent to the mailing address furnished by the driver.
149
A driver, while operating a shuttle bus, shall not carry a weapon without the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing's written authorization.
150
a.
A driver shall keep a trip record in the shuttle bus, make all entries legibly in ink and include the following information:
1.
The shuttle bus's City assigned shuttle bus license number.
2.
His name and shuttle bus operator's license number.
3.
The license plate number.
4.
At the start of each trip: the destination and the starting time.
5.
On completion of the trip: the date, time, specific location, the amount of fare and all other entries required by these rules.
b.
A driver shall not make erasures or obliterations or white-outs on a trip record. The driver shall correct any wrong entry only by drawing a single line through the incorrect entry. A driver shall not leave blank lines between entries.
c.
A driver shall not rewrite a trip record, either in whole or in part, unless authorized by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
d.
A driver shall, upon request, immediately make available all trip sheets for up to the past three years of operation in the City, and shall submit said trip sheets on a regular basis if so request by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
151
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus unless all of the following are present in the shuttle bus:
a.
The trip record, also known as a trip sheet."
b.
His shuttle bus operator's license in an appropriate frame on the right side of the dashboard.
c.
Receipts for passengers.
d.
All notices required to be posted in the shuttle bus.
e.
A notice indicating the maximum number of passengers legally permitted on the bus.
152
A driver shall not obstruct a passenger's view of any of the items required to be posted in a shuttle bus by these rules.
153
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus having any equipment, devices or signs not specified in these rules unless authorized, in writing, by the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing.
154
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus without continued personal inspections and reasonable determination that all equipment, including brakes, tires, lights and signals, is in good working order.
155
A driver shall not operate a shuttle bus unless both he and the owner, or his agent if the driver's vehicle is not owned by the driver, shall, at the beginning of each work shift, sign and certify on the trip record that the shuttle bus and its equipment are in good working order and the items required in the shuttle bus are present. One entry for a driver who owns the vehicle he drives is sufficient for that vehicle.
156
When a shuttle bus taken out of service for repair has been repaired, and if the repairs were made by the driver he shall immediately make a trip record entry showing the work that was completed, the shop name and the time the work was finished. The driver shall carry the work order or receipt with him while on his work shift and deliver it to the owner at the end of that shift.
157
A driver, during his work shift, shall keep the shuttle bus's exterior and interior clean and not idle his vehicle for longer than three minutes in violation of New Jersey State idling laws.
158
A driver licensed under this chapter has the right to take a position at any shuttle bus zone having a vacancy, and no other shuttle bus driver may interfere with that right.
159
A driver may not occupy a shuttle bus zone for the purpose of rest or repairing his shuttle bus, except for minor emergency repairs.
160
A driver shall not overcrowd or back into a front position on a shuttle bus zone. A driver shall take the rear position on the line formed at such a zone, unless it is a relief stand that has a vacancy.
161
A driver may occupy a shuttle bus zone only when he is on duty, when the zone is not already fully occupied by other shuttle buses, and during designated times as indicated on posted signage.
162
The driver of each of a shuttle bus at a shuttle bus zone shall remain in the driver's seat ready to accept passengers with the engine off unless it is idling for less than three minutes in compliance with New Jersey State idling laws.
163
The rules regarding shuttle bus lines also apply to special feed lines at air, rail, bus and ship terminals.
164
A driver shall immediately report to the Division of Taxi and Limousine Licensing any shuttle bus license holder who instructs any driver to violate any section of this chapter.
165
A driver shall not accept more passengers than the legally allowed maximum for that vehicle.
A fine not less than the following penalties shall apply to violations of the rules set forth in § 180-28. The penalty schedule lists the rule number, the range of fines associated with a violation of that rule and whether the violator is required to make a personal appearance to answer such charge;
Rule
Penalty/Fine
Appearance Required
101
$150
No
102
$200
No
103
$350 to $600 and mandatory revocation[1]
Yes
104
$125
No
105
$150 to $450
Yes
106a
$200 to $350 and/or suspension of 5 days
Yes
106b
$200 to $350 and/or suspension of 5 days
Yes
106c
$150 to $200 for a violation that governs stationary vehicles
Yes
106d
$250 to $500 and/or suspension of 5 days
Yes
107
$150
No
108
$150
No
109
$300 to $450
Yes
110
$150 to $250 and/or suspension of 20 days
Yes
111
$350 to $600 and/or suspension of 5 days
Yes
112a
$250 to $450 and/or suspension of 5 days
Yes
112b
$150
No
113a, b and c
$350 to $600 and/or suspension of 20 days
Yes
114
$200 to $350 and/or suspension of 10 days
Yes
115
$200
No
116
$350 to $600
No
117
$200
No
118
$150 to $250
No
119a and b
$150
No
120
$350
No
121
$350 to $600
No
122
$350
No
123
$150 to $200
No
124
$200
No
125
$200
No
126
$200 to $350
No
127
$200
No
128
$200
No
129
$200
No
130a and b
$150 to $200
No
131
$150 to $200
No
132
$150 to $200
No
133
$150 to $200
No
134
$150 to $200
No
135
$150 to $200
No
136
$150
No
137
$150
No
138
No penalty attached
Not applicable
139
$200
Yes
140
$350 to $600
Yes
141
$150 to $200
Yes
142a and b
$350 to $600
Yes
143
$125
No
144
$125
No
145
$200
No
146
$125
No
147
$125
No
148
$200
No
149
$200
Yes
150a, b and c
$200
Yes
151
$200
Yes
152
$125
Yes
153
$125
No
154
$150 to $200
Yes
155
$150 to $200
Yes
156
$150 to $200
Yes
157
$125
No
158
$200
No
159
$200
No
160
$200
No
161
$200
No
162
$125 to $150
No
163
$125 to $150
No
164
$150 to $250
No
165
$500 to $1,000 and/or suspension for 30 days
Yes
[1]
Editor's Note: In addition to those penalties provided for by N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.