Each applicant for a new or renewal taxi owner's license
shall submit the following information to the Township Clerk on the
approved form:
A. Name of the applicant, the principal place of business and any branch
office locations.
(1) If an individual, the applicant must be at least 21 years of age
and provide his or her present primary residential address.
(2) If a corporation, the state of incorporation; the names and primary
residential addresses of all officers and directors; and a list of
all stockholders who hold more than 10% of the corporate stock.
(3) If a partnership, the names and primary residential addresses of
each partner.
B. The location of the dispatcher.
C. Whether previously licensed to operate a vehicle for hire and where;
whether such license to operate has ever been revoked, and if so,
for what cause.
D. Every application
shall contain the following information about each vehicle to be licensed:
(1) Year, make, model and color.
(2) Vehicle identification number.
(3) New Jersey State license plate number.
(5) Insurance company, policy number and expiration date.
(6) The location at which the vehicles will be stored.
E. File with the Township Clerk an insurance policy of a company duly
licensed to transact business in the State of New Jersey with the
following minimum amounts of coverage:
(1) Personal injury, uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage
for one person, $100,000; for more than one person, $300,000. Each
such certificate of insurance shall identify the coverages provided
and shall provide that such insurance shall not be changed or canceled
without giving 10 days' prior written notice to the Township
by certified mail, return receipt requested. Specific reference to
the contract shall be made in all policies of insurance.
(2) Property damage: $50,000.
F. Submit an executed power of attorney to the Township Clerk, concurrent
with the filing of a certificate of insurance. The power of attorney
shall appoint the Township Clerk as the owner's 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 owner.
G. Any application for a new or renewal license which is not completed,
including the inspection of all vehicles to be licensed, within 60
days from the receipt of the application because of the inaction or
nonresponsiveness of the owner/applicant shall be denied and no license
shall be issued.
The taxi owner's license shall be renewed from year to
year. The applicant shall file an application for a renewal taxi owner's
license not less than 30 days preceding the expiration date.
No license shall be issued or renewed until a thorough and careful
examination and inspection has been performed by the Township Police
Department of all vehicles listed on the application. Said inspection
of the vehicle shall be at a date and time determined by the Township
Police Department. The applicant's failure to appear after three
scheduled inspections shall result in a failed inspection. Such inspection
shall be made and approval given prior to issuance of an owner's
license.
After inspection, the identifying information for each taxi
shall be entered into the Plainsboro Township Police Department Info
Cop computer system with the wording "Plainsboro Licensed Taxi" and
the expiration date of the taxi license. This will allow the taxi
license to be checked for validity, via a license plate inquiry into
the Info Cop system, by the patrol officers. Each taxi will also be
issued vehicle identification stickers which must be affixed to the
taxi as follows:
A. The taxi license number shall be displayed on the center of the rear
quarter panels of the driver and passenger sides of the car and the
rear center line of the vehicle trunk.
B. The name of the municipality issuing the taxi license shall be displayed
on the rear door of the driver and passenger sides of the car.
No taxi shall be driven or operated by any person who is not
the holder of a taxi driver's license duly issued under the provisions
of this chapter. Each applicant for a new or renewal taxi driver's
license shall submit the following information to the Township Clerk
on the approved form:
A. A driver must be at least 21 years of age.
B. A driver must hold a valid driver's license and provide his
or her driver's license number and expiration date.
C. The legal name of the applicant and any other names ever used or
known by.
D. Present primary residential address.
E. Date of birth, age, weight, height, color of eyes and hair, and social
security number.
F. An authorization from the owner of the taxi the applicant intends
to operate.
G. Every applicant must submit to a criminal history record background
check and a motor vehicle driving record abstract check as directed
by the Township Police Department. The Chief of Police or designee
shall make a recommendation to the Clerk, prior to the issuance of
the taxi driver's license, as to the findings of the background
investigation. The applicant shall bear all costs associated with
the criminal history record background check and a motor vehicle driving
record abstract check.
H. Any additional information requested by either the Chief of Police
or his designee.
I. Any application for a new or renewal license which is not completed
within 60 days from the receipt of the application shall be denied
and no license shall be issued.
The taxi driver's license shall be renewed from year to
year. The applicant shall file an application for a renewal driver's
license not less than 30 days next preceding the expiration date.