[Amended 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
No person shall operate any taxicab or limousine upon the public
highways of the Town without having first obtained and having then
in force a license to operate a taxicab or limousine as required by
New York State law, and a driver's license issued as provided in this
article.
The application for a license required by this article shall
contain such information and be accompanied by such documents as the
Town Board may prescribe.
[Amended 5-10-1977; 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
Each applicant for a license required by this article and each
member thereof, if an unincorporated association, and any officer,
director or stockholder, if a corporation, shall at the time of submitting
his application also:
A.
Submit to having two individual photographs of each applicant taken
under the supervision of the Office of the Town Clerk.
B.
Submit a certificate from a physician, duly licensed to practice
in the state, certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not
afflicted with any physical or mental disease or infirmity which might
make him an unsafe or unsatisfactory driver.
C.
Exhibit his current license to operate a taxicab or limousine as
required by New York State law for inspection.
D.
A copy of the applicant's fingerprints shall be duly submitted to
the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Any fees
required for fingerprinting shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
[Amended 6-15-2021 by L.L. No. 9-2021]
E.
The photographing and fingerprinting requirements may be specifically
waived by the Town Clerk upon such facts as in his discretion warrant
such waiver.
[Amended 12-3-1974; 2-8-1977; 5-10-1977; 12-11-1990; 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
The fees for filing applications pursuant to this article, which
shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time the application is filed,
shall be in the amount indicated in the Town of Oyster Bay Town Clerk
Fee Schedule as approved by the Town Board.
[Amended 5-10-1977]
Upon receipt of any application, the Town Clerk may forward
the same to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
for such investigation of the applicant as is deemed necessary or
advisable for the protection of the public good and welfare.
[Amended 10-25-1988; 12-13-1988; 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
Upon the receipt of the investigation by the New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services of the applicant made pursuant
to this article, the Town Clerk shall issue the license sought to
the applicant if the Town Clerk shall find that the applicant holds
a license to operate a taxicab or limousine as required by New York
State law, and is a fit and proper person to drive such a vehicle
considering his age, experience, police and accident reports, character
and driving ability; otherwise the application shall be denied.
[Amended 12-13-1988]
The Town Clerk shall not issue any license under this chapter
or, having issued such license, may revoke or suspend the same after
written notice and a hearing for any of the following causes:
A.
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application
for license.
B.
Any violation of this chapter.
C.
Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving:
(1)
A felony involving the use of a vehicle by the applicant within the
last three years, except as otherwise specifically hereinafter provided.
(2)
A crime involving the manufacture, knowing transportation, possession,
sale or habitual use of amphetamines, a narcotic drug, a formulation
of an amphetamine or a derivative of a narcotic drug.
(3)
Operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, an amphetamine,
a narcotic drug, a formulation of an amphetamine or a derivative of
a narcotic drug.
(4)
Leaving the scene of an accident.
(5)
A crime against or involving children.
D.
Upon evidence satisfactory to the Town Clerk that an emergency exists,
such as the death, resignation or illness of taxicab or limousine
driver, which would cause substantial hardship because of the enforced
idleness of a taxicab or limousine, the Town Clerk is authorized to
issue a thirty-day temporary driver's license to the applicant therefor,
provided that such applicant complies with all the terms and conditions
of this chapter and all applicable chapters of the Town of Oyster
Bay Code of Ordinances.
Each license issued pursuant to this article shall be signed
at the direction and in the name of the Town Clerk, and sealed with
the Seal of the Town.
At the time of issuance of a license pursuant to this article,
the Town Clerk shall also furnish to the licensee a numbered badge,
which must be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the
hollow of the left shoulder of each licensee. The badge shall be returned
to the Town Clerk upon suspension or revocation of the license.
A license issued pursuant to this article shall not be transferable.
Each license issued pursuant to this article shall be issued
as of the day of the granting thereof, and shall expire on the last
day of February next succeeding, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
The Town Clerk shall keep a record of each license issued pursuant
to this article showing the name and address of the driver; his state
driver's license number; his license issued pursuant to this article;
and the date of issuance of the license.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
Each person licensed pursuant to this article shall, within
48 hours, notify the Town Clerk of any change of his address or loss
of either his Town of Oyster Bay taxicab/limousine driver's license
or his license to operate a taxicab or limousine as required by New
York State law.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to surrender a
license issued pursuant to this article to the Town Clerk upon demand,
after the license has been suspended, revoked or expired.
