[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982; Ord. No. 26377, 2-22-1988; amended 2-23-1998 by Ord. No.
28518]
The fee for registration shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
Upon the payment of the registration fee, the taxi shall be subject
to two inspections a year at the dates and times specified by the
Chief of Police or his designee. If a taxi fails to meet the requirements
of the scheduled inspections and must be reinspected, after corrective
measures have been taken, an additional fee of $25 shall be charged
for said reinspection.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
Applications to set and use a vehicle as a taxicab shall be
made to the Chief of Police upon forms provided by him. At the time
of the filing of the application, the certificate of registration
of the motor vehicle shall be presented.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
All registration medallions and all registration cards expire
annually on the last day of December. Applications for renewal of
registration medallions shall be filed before December 15.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
A registration medallion and card granted for a particular taxicab
shall apply to no other vehicle except the one designated therein.
Such registration medallion and card shall not be transferred without
the consent of the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
A registration medallion and card to set up and use a vehicle
as a taxicab may be granted by the Chief of Police to a corporation
if it is incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts and maintains
a usual place of business in the City.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
With the applications for a taxicab medallion and card there
shall be filed with the Chief of Police an automobile liability policy
in form approved by the City Solicitor covering damage to personal
property in an amount of at least $1,000 for each vehicle sought to
be registered. In lieu of said policy, a surety bond in form satisfactory
to the City Solicitor may be filed in the sum of not less than $5,000
covering all taxicabs sought to be registered.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
(a)
Upon payment of the fee of $75 provided for in this article, the
Chief of Police shall annually issue a registration card, identifying
the registered vehicle, bearing the name of the owner thereof, the
date of issuance, and the date of expiration. Such card shall be conspicuously
displayed inside the vehicle.
(b)
In addition, the Chief of Police shall furnish a registration medallion
bearing the legend "taxicab" and the number of the registration identification
card issued to the applicant, such registration medallion shall be
attached to the rear of the vehicle in a conspicuous place.
(c)
All taxicabs in the City shall display an identity light on top of
the taxicab which shall be visible from the front and rear and shall
be illuminated at night. Such identity light shall be of such color
as the Police Department shall approve and the word "taxi" shall be
lettered thereon in such color and be of such size as the Police Department
shall approve. The cylinder for the identity light shall be at least
10 inches long. No person or corporation owning a taxicab registered
under this article shall permit his taxicab to be painted in any color
or colors already in use by another taxicab company in the City.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
All taxicabs registered in the City shall have the name, trade
name, and telephone number of the owner and the word "Waltham" painted
on both sides of the exterior body of the taxicab in standard letters
not less than four (4) inches high and 1/2 inch wide.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
No person owning or in charge of a taxicab registered under this article shall permit the taxi to be operated by any person not licensed under Article II of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 25062, 1-11-1982]
The Chief of Police may suspend or revoke any registration issued
under this article for the violation of any law, ordinance, rule or
regulation having a reasonable relationship to the conduct of the
registered business. The sanction imposed pursuant to this section
shall be reasonable in relation to the offense.
