Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter,
the following words shall have the meanings given to them by this
section. Whenever used in this chapter, pronouns and other references
to persons and entities shall be considered to include the masculine
and the feminine, and the singular and the plural, as the sense and
natural application thereof shall require.
The Chief of Police of the City of Poughkeepsie or the officers
designated by him/her to perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities
assigned hereunder, unless otherwise specified.
The City of Poughkeepsie, New York, unless otherwise specified.
Any motor vehicle which is used for commercial transportation
purposes for charge or by hire by paying passengers or persons for
whom a fare has been paid but which is, or is being used as, an ambulance;
a truck carrying freight or otherwise engaged in interstate commerce;
a bus or van used for educational purposes; a bus or other vehicle
used for mass transit; or a vehicle being used in a funeral or for
such other purpose as the law or the Chief of Police, or his designee,
may determine to be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Either a customer or passenger paying or for whom a charge
has been paid to hire a lawfully licensed taxicab or for-hire vehicle
for transportation services under this chapter; or the charge so levied
and lawfully incurred by such passenger; according to the sense thereof
as used herein.
A person who operates a for-hire vehicle.
Any motor vehicle used to transport fewer than five passengers,
on a pre-arranged for-hire basis. Taxicabs, wheelchair-accessible
vans, and funeral cars are excluded from this definition. Such vehicle
must display license plates with the "livery" designation. A for-hire
vehicle shall possess within the vehicle for inspection by any police
officer a valid contract for hire executed by all parties and be registered
with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles as a "livery"
and such vehicle must display New York State registration plates with
the "livery" designation only.
A written agreement, on a form approved by the City of Poughkeepsie,
between a owner or driver of a for-hire vehicle and the passenger(s)
who contracted with the for-hire vehicle which is executed at pick-up
and contains the name of the company, driver's name, pick-up time
and date, pick-up and drop-off location, passenger name(s) and the
amount of the fare. The for-hire vehicle contract must be executed
in triplicate, with a copy provided to the customer. The City Clerk's
office shall hold a copy of the approved for-hire vehicle contract
on file and the same shall not be altered or amended by the company
without the knowledge and consent of the City.
A for-hire driver's license is a license issued by the City
of Poughkeepsie to a person authorized to operate a for-hire vehicle.
A number included on each for-hire vehicle license and sticker
issued by the City Clerk; each vehicle so licensed shall be assigned
one unique number as described in this chapter.
A permit issued by the City of Poughkeepsie to the owner
of a for-hire vehicle to allow such vehicle to be dispatched from
a base station.
Any person owning or having control of the use of one or
more taxicabs or for-hire vehicles used for hire upon the streets
of the Town or engaged in the business of operating a taxicab or a
taxicab company in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
A card on which is printed the tariff rates or fares charged
for taxicab services in the Town as provided by this chapter.
Equipment attached to the roof of a vehicle, or extending
above the roofline of a vehicle, and containing the word "taxi," "taxicab"
or "cab."
Includes any street, alley, avenue, thoroughfare, court,
bridge, lane or similar public place used for motor vehicles in the
Town.
A mechanical instrument or device, approved by the Chief
of Police, by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically
calculated and on which said charge is plainly indicated.
A motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying persons
for hire, whether the same is operated from a street stand or subject
to calls from a garage or otherwise operated for hire. Such vehicle
must display license plates with the designation "Taxi" on them.
Any person who drives a taxicab available for hire or under
hire, whether such person is the owner or lessee of such taxicab or
employed by or in contract with a taxicab owner, operator or lessor.
A license granted by the City of Poughkeepsie to any otherwise
qualified person to drive any licensed taxicab for hire or under hire
upon the streets of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
A license granted by the City of Poughkeepsie to any business
or person to keep for hire any vehicle to be used as a taxicab in
the Town of Poughkeepsie, each such license being specifically issued
to one specified vehicle only.
A number included on each taxicab vehicle license and sticker
issued by the City of Poughkeepsie Clerk; each vehicle so licensed
shall be assigned one unique number as described in this chapter.
Includes any place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere
which is exclusively reserved by the Town Chief and/or by the codes
and rules of the Town for the use of taxicabs and specifically designated
therefor.
The Town of Poughkeepsie, New York, unless otherwise specified.
One or more sheets of paper upon which the taxicab driver
and owner record information pertaining to each trip carrying a fare,
as described in this chapter.
