[1991 Code § 259-1; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
As used in this chapter:
Shall have the same meaning as set forth in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13.
Shall have the same meaning as "autocab" as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 48:16-1.
[1991 Code § 259-4; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
[1991 Code § 259-5; Ord. No 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
a.
Each application for a taxicab license shall be filed with the Township
Clerk on forms provided by the Township.
b.
Each application shall furnish the following information:
1.
The name, including the trade name or partnership name, if any, date
of birth, social security number, home address and business address
of the applicant(s). In the case of a corporation, the aforesaid information
is to be provided for all officers, directors and those owners with
more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the corporation.
2.
The home and business telephone numbers of the applicant and all
individuals named in paragraph 1, above.
3.
Prior to the actual issuance of the license, a description of the
vehicle(s) to be licensed, including the make, mileage, serial number
and state registration number.
[1991 Code § 259-6; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09; Ord. No. 02-28 § I(A)]
a.
The Township Clerk shall retain and file in the Clerk's office
the original of the application and shall promptly submit a copy of
the application to the Chief of Police who shall cause an investigation
to be made of the applicant or, in the case of a partnership, corporation
or company, of its principals, as to each person's moral character.
Additionally, a nonresident applicant shall submit a letter of good
conduct from the Police Department from the place of the applicant's
residence or business.
b.
The Chief of Police shall report, in writing, the results of the
investigation, and unless cause to the contrary is shown, the Township
Committee shall, within 30 days, authorize the Township Clerk to issue
the license.
[1991 Code § 259-7; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
a.
No taxicab subject to the requirements of this chapter shall operate
in the Township unless the applicant shall furnish to and file with
the Clerk a valid liability insurance policy in the applicant's
name issued by an insurance company duly authorized to transact business
in the State of New Jersey, covering each vehicle to be operated by
the applicant, protecting the owner and the drivers of such vehicle
against liability or damages for injuries to persons or property suffered
or sustained by any person as the result of an accident in which such
vehicle may be involved, in the following amounts:
b.
Each policy shall indicate that the covered vehicles are insured
to operate as taxicabs in the Township. Each policy shall also contain
a ten-day cancellation clause and shall name the Township of Springfield
as coinsured.
[1991 Code § 259-8; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09; Ord. No. 02-28 § I(C)]
Concurrently with the filing of the insurance policy referred to in subsection 8-2.4, each taxicab owner shall submit a power of attorney whereby the owner shall appoint the Township Clerk as true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed, as provided by N.J.S.A. 48:16-5.
[1991 Code § 259-9; Ord. No. 91-16]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former subsection 8-2.7, Renewal of License,
containing 1991 Code Section 259-10 and portions of Ord. No. 91-16,
was repealed by Ordinance No. 2001-09.
[1991 Code § 259-11; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
No person shall drive or operate or permit or cause to be driven
or operated a taxicab within the Township without first having secured
a driver's license as herein provided.
[1991 Code § 259-12; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
No taxicab driver's license shall be issued unless the
applicant is:
[1991 Code § 259-13; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
a.
An application for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed
with the Township Clerk on forms provided by the Township. The application
shall contain the following information:
1.
The name, birth date, social security number, address and telephone
number of the applicant.
2.
The number of the applicant's state driver's license and
whether such license has ever been suspended or revoked and the reasons
therefor.
3.
A record of convictions of the applicant of any crimes or disorderly
persons therefor.
4.
Such other information as the Township Committee may require.
[1991 Code § 259-14; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09; Ord. No. 02-28 § I(A)]
a.
The Township Clerk shall retain and file in the Clerk's office
the original of the application and shall promptly submit a copy of
the application to the Chief of Police, who shall thereupon cause
an investigation to be made of the applicant's moral character.
Additionally, nonresident applicants shall submit a letter of good
conduct from the Police Department of the place of the applicant's
residence.
b.
The Chief of Police shall report, in writing, the results of the
investigation, and unless cause to the contrary is shown, the Township
Committee shall, within 30 days, authorize the Township Clerk to issue
the license.
c.
Pending the completion of the investigation and report by the Chief
of Police, the Township Clerk may issue a temporary driver's
permit.
[1991 Code § 259-15; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former subsection 8-3.6, Renewal of Driver's
License, containing 1991 Code Section 259-16 and portions of Ordinance
No. 91-16, was repealed by Ordinance No. 2001-09.
[1991 Code § 259-17; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 93-30; Ord. No. 96-1]
a.
No licensee or permittee shall charge any rate for transportation
of passengers which exceed the following rates per trip:
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Zone
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Rates
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|---|---|
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1
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$2.75
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2
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$3.75
|
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3
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$4.25
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4
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$5.50
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5
|
$6.50
|
b.
All rate charges per trip by licensee or permittee shall be posted
conspicuously in each vehicle. All impending notices of rate changes
shall be posted in each vehicle.
[1991 Code § 259-18; Ord. No. 91-16]
Each taxicab shall display a sign indicating the name of the
taxicab company and its telephone number.
[1991 Code § 259-19; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
Each taxicab shall display, in a conspicuous place, the taxicab
driver's license issued under this chapter, and each taxicab
shall also display, in a conspicuous place, the taxicab license issued
under this chapter.
[1991 Code § 259-20; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
Every taxicab driver shall carry a receipt book and, upon request
of any passenger, issue a receipt showing the fare charged.
[1991 Code § 259-21; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
a.
The driver of each taxicab shall keep a daily trip record upon which
all trips shall be recorded.
b.
The daily trip records shall show:
1.
The New Jersey vehicle registration number of the vehicle.
2.
The name of the taxicab driver and the driver's taxicab license
number.
3.
The time and place of commencement of each passenger's trip
and the time and place of the termination thereof.
4.
The number of passengers carried each trip.
5.
The fare charged each passenger.
c.
The daily trip records shall be retained by the owner for a period
of at least six months.
[1991 Code § 259-22; Ord. No. 91-16]
No taxicab driver shall refuse or neglect to carry an orderly
person, upon request, unless the driver is previously engaged or unable
or forbidden by law.
[1991 Code § 259-23; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
At the termination of each shift, every taxicab driver shall
thoroughly search the interior of the vehicle for any property lost
or left therein by a passenger. Such property, unless sooner claimed
or delivered to the owners, shall be delivered to the Police Department.
[1991 Code § 259-24; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09]
Every taxicab driver shall, while operating a vehicle, refrain
from smoking, and act in an orderly and businesslike manner.
[1991 Code § 259-24; Ord. No. 91-16]
No vehicle licensed under this chapter shall park in any public
streets or public places of the Township, except in such place or
places as may be designated by the Township.
[1991 Code § 259-26; Ord. No. 91-16]
No person shall make or disclose any false statement in any
application or in any record required to be kept or maintained by
this chapter.
[1991 Code § 259-27; Ord. No. 91-16]
No driver shall convey any passenger to any other place or over
any route contrary to a passenger's instructions.
Any license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be
suspended or revoked by the Township Committee, after due notice and
hearing, if:
a.
The holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this chapter;
b.
The holder thereof has violated any ordinance of the Township or
the laws of the United States or of this State, the violation of which
reflects unfavorably on the fitness of the holder;
c.
The holder thereof has performed any act which would be a basis for
denial of the application; or
d.
The licensed taxicab is unfit, unsanitary or unsuitable for public
patronage.
[1991 Code § 259-2; Ord. No. 91-16; Ord. No. 2001-09; Ord. No. 02-28 § I(B)]
Suspension prior to and pending a revocation or suspension for
punishment proceeding may be made by the Township Administrator for
any of the causes set forth herein.
[Ord. No. 2001-09]
No person shall drive or operate or permit or cause to be driven
or operated a limousine within the Township without first complying
with the terms hereof and N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 et seq.
[Ord. No. 2001-09]
No limousine whose principal place of business is within the
Township of Springfield shall be operated wholly or partly along any
street in the Township until the owner of the limousine shall have
filed with the Township Clerk an insurance policy of a company duly
licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of the State
of New Jersey, in the sum of $1,500,000 against loss by reason of
the liability imposed by law upon every limousine owner for damages
on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as a result
of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or
use of the limousine upon any public street. Such operation shall
be permitted only so long as the insurance policy shall remain in
force to the full and collectible amount of $1,500,000. Any such insurance
policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered
by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of
such limousine or any fault and respect thereto, and shall be for
the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid.
[Ord. No. 2001-09; Ord. No. 2010-33]
The Township Clerk, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-17, upon
the filing of the required insurance policy and the payment of a fee
of $50 for each limousine service plus $10 for each limousine which
is covered under the required insurance policy, shall issue in duplicate
a license to operate showing that the owner of the limousine has complied
with the terms hereof. Such license shall recite the name of the insurance
company, the number and date of expiration of the policy, a description
of each limousine issued thereunder, and the registration number of
each.
