As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13, as amended and supplemented: "autocab," "limousine service," "person," "principal place of business," and "street." For purposes of clarification, it is noted that the definition of "limousine service" generally includes the service commonly known as "car service."
The applicable provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-14 to 48:16-22.7, inclusive, as amended and supplemented, shall be complied with in the licensing, regulation and operation of limousines in this article.
The owner of any limousine to be licensed under this article shall execute and deliver to the Division of Motor Vehicles, concurrently with the filing of an insurance policy as required under N.J.S.A. 48:16-14, a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles his or her 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.
[Amended 6-10-2014 by Ord. No. 09-14; 6-24-2025 by Ord. No. 23-25]
A.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.3a, every applicant for a limousine license shall be fingerprinted by the New Jersey State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety or by agents appointed by or under contract to the division and shall also provide written consent to the performance of a criminal history record background check unless the applicant was previously fingerprinted and had a criminal history background check conducted as part of an application for a commercial driver license or a passenger endorsement under a commercial driver license or both, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.3a, Subdivision b. The applicant shall bear the cost of fingerprinting and the cost for the background checks, including all costs of administering and processing the checks.
B.
After such information is received from either the New Jersey State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety or by agents appointed by or under contract to the division, the Chief of Police or, in his or her absence, the person in charge of said Police Department, shall furnish the Township Council, in a timely fashion, with any information obtained from any source concerning said applicant or applicants. No license shall be granted to any applicant until the Township Council is satisfied that the applicant does not have any criminal record or reputation which would render the applicant unfit to have such license in accordance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.3a, Subdivision d(1).
C.
The Clerk, upon filing of the required insurance policy and payment of an annual license fee of $50 for each limousine service, plus $10 for each limousine which is covered under the required insurance policy, shall issue a license in compliance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-17. Said license shall be paid for the year ending on the 31st day of March. The original license, or a copy thereof, shall be retained within the limousine, along with the insurance information required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-17, and be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer.