The annual license fee under this Article shall be as follows:
A. For each public hack or taxicab, the fee as provided in Chapter
88, Fees.
B. Licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article are not
transferable. Surrender of licenses issued pursuant to the provisions
of this Article shall not entitle the holder thereof to reimbursement
for any unearned pro rata portion thereof.
C. The fee fixed for the issuance of such license is imposed for purposes
of regulations.
If upon inspection a taxicab vehicle or public hack is found
to be of lawful construction and in proper condition, in accordance
with the Article, upon payment of the proper fee therefor a license
as provided for in this Article shall be issued by the Director of
the Planning Department. Such license, if issued, shall be for the
calendar year and shall expire December 31 of the year issued, unless
suspended or revoked prior thereto as provided in this chapter.
Licenses under this Article shall be issued by delivering to
the owner a card of such size and form as may be prescribed by the
Director of the Planning Department. The card shall contain the official
license number of the taxicab or public hack, together with the date
of inspection of the same, and a statement to the effect that, in
case of any complaint, the Director of the Planning Department shall
be notified, giving the license number of the taxicab or public hack.
Such card shall be signed by the Director of the Planning Department
and shall contain a blank space upon which an entry shall be made
of the date of every inspection of the vehicle by the inspector.
All taxicabs shall display on the body of the vehicle their
taxi licenses number along with each municipality that has issued
a taxi license to that taxicab. The information shall be three (3)
inches in height. The taxi license number must be located on the center
rear quarter panel on the driver and passenger side as well as the
rear center line of the trunk. The list of each municipality shall
be displayed on each rear door.
The Planning Department shall keep a register of the name of
each person owning or operating a taxicab or public hack licensed
under this chapter, together with the license number and the description,
make and necessary dimensions of such vehicle, with the date and complete
record of inspections made. Such records shall be open to the inspection
of the public at all reasonable times and shall be public records.
Every person driving a taxicab or public hack shall be licensed
as such.
The Director of the Planning Department shall, in his discretion,
approve or deny the issuance of a license under this Article. In the
event that he approves the issuance of such license, he shall issue
the same in his official capacity and in such form as to contain the
photograph and signature of the licensee and blank spaces upon which
a record may be made of any arrest of or serious complaint against
him. All licensed taxicab operators must display approved license
with a photograph in the taxicab where it is visible by all occupants.
Any licensee who defaces, removes or obliterates any official entry
made upon his license shall be punished by the revocation of his license
in the manner provided in this Article. Drivers' licenses shall
be issued for the calendar year and expire on December 31 of the year
of issue.
There shall be delivered to each licensed driver a placard,
of such form and style as the Director of the Planning Department
may prescribe, with his license number thereon, which shall, under
penalty of revocation of the license, be constantly and conspicuously
displayed on the outside of the driver's clothing when he is
engaged in his employment.
A driver's license may be renewed from year to year by
appropriate endorsement thereon by direction of the Director of the
Planning Department. A driver in applying for a renewal of his license
shall make such application upon a form to be furnished by the Planning
Department, which shall be filled out with the full name and address
of the applicant, together with a statement of the date upon which
his original license was granted and the number thereof.
The annual license fee for a driver's license shall be as provided in Chapter
88, Fees, for each driver's license issued by the Director of the Planning Department. Such licenses shall not be transferable. The fee hereby fixed for the issuance of such licenses is imposed for purposes of regulation.
There shall be kept by the Planning Department a complete record
of each license issued to a driver under this Article and of all renewals,
suspensions and revocations thereof, which record shall be kept on
file with the original application for a license.