No owner or person having control of a taxicab shall employ
or allow any person to drive the taxicab, and no person shall drive
the taxicab, except a person licensed as provided in this division.
[Amended 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-21]
Applications for licenses to drive taxicabs shall be made to
the City Council on forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall set
forth such information as the City Council may require. All applications
shall be forwarded by the City Clerk to the Police Chief, who will
return a recommendation as to whether said license should be granted.
[Amended 11-24-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-27]
No taxicab driver's license shall be issued to any person unless
he presents a valid license to operate motor vehicles. Further, no
person shall be required to be a resident of the City of Fall River
to obtain such a taxicab driver's license.
The fee for a taxicab driver's license shall be as provided in Chapter
A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code. There shall be an additional fee for a temporary taxicab driver's license as provided in Chapter
A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code.
Every applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall present
to the City Clerk with his application a photograph not more than
1 1/2 inches square. The City Clerk, when issuing a taxicab driver's
license, shall deliver to the licensee an identification card or badge
containing the photograph of the driver, the number and term of the
license, and the name of the licensee, which shall be worn conspicuously
upon the exterior of the clothing of the licensee or displayed in
the taxicab in full view of the passengers at all times when the licensee
is operating a taxicab. No person shall, at any time, wear such badge
issued to another, nor shall any licensed taxicab driver allow his
badge to be worn by another person.
The licensee to drive a taxicab shall at all times when driving
or in charge of a taxicab carry his taxicab driver's license and the
license under which such taxicab is operated, and shall produce such
licenses and his identification card or badge for examination upon
request of the City Clerk or of any police officer.