[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Franklin Lakes 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1510. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An automobile or motorcar used in the business of carrying
passengers for hire as more particularly defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13
and any supplement thereof which is incorporated herein by reference
as though recited verbatim and at length.
Means and includes the business of carrying passengers for
hire by limousines.
Means and includes any individual, copartnership, association,
corporation or company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed
by any court whatsoever.
In reference to the Borough, the location of the main place
of business of the limousine service in the Borough where the limousine
service is conducted, where limousines are dispatched or where limousine
drivers report for duty.
Means and includes any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway
or other public place.
All limousines used for the transportation of passengers for
hire, as defined herein, shall be licensed in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 48:16-13
et seq.
No limousine license shall be issued by the Borough Clerk unless
and until the owner of the limousine shall have filed with the Borough
Clerk proof of liability insurance covering said limousine issued
by a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance
laws of the State of New Jersey, in a sum of not less than $1,500,000
against loss by reason of liability imposed by law, upon every limousine
owner, for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by
any person as the result of an accident occurring by reason of the
ownership, maintenance, or use of the limousine upon any public street.
"Proof" shall include a copy of the insurance policy declaration page,
indicating the amount of insurance coverage, the specific vehicle
or vehicles covered, including VIN numbers, and the policy duration/expiration
dates.
The owner of the limousine shall execute and deliver to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, concurrent with the filing of the insurance policy set forth in § 308-3, a power of attorney wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission his 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.
A.Â
The Borough
Clerk, upon the receipt of the required insurance policy and the payment
of a fee in the total sum of $50 for each limousine service plus $10
for each limousine which is covered under the required insurance policy,
shall issue in duplicate a license to operate showing that the owner
of the limousine has complied with the terms and provisions of the
aforesaid statute and this Ordinance.
B.Â
The license shall recite the name of the insurance company, the number
and date of the expiration of the policy, a description of every limousine
insured thereunder and the registration number of the same.
C.Â
The duplicate license shall be filed with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission before any such car is registered as a limousine.
D.Â
The original license or a copy thereof shall be retained within the
limousine and shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement
officer in the state.
E.Â
In addition to the recital of insurance information required on the
license, the owner of a limousine shall attach to the original license
or copy thereof retained within the limousine a notarized letter from
an insurance company containing the same insurance information required
in the recital and the vehicle identification number (VIN) or a notarized
certificate of insurance for the particular limousine showing the
VIN, as well as the limits of insurance coverage, and available insurance
card.
A complaint for violation of this chapter may be filed by any
law enforcement officer.
A person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be
subject to the following penalties: A fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days, all in the discretion of the Municipal
Judge.
