[1975 Code § 105-1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean a vehicle used to carry passengers for hire but
not operating on a fixed route.
[1975 Code § 105-2]
The licensing, regulating and inspecting of taxicabs, the licensing
of operators and drivers, as hereinafter provided, and the enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter, shall be under the control of the
Mayor and Borough Council.
[1975 Code § 105-3]
a.
It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating a taxicab
in the Borough without having secured a license therefor.
b.
Applications for such license shall be made in writing, in duplicate,
to the Borough Clerk and shall state therein:
c.
A complete financial statement of the applicant shall accompany the
application.
d.
The number of such licenses outstanding shall not exceed three at
any time.
[1975 Code § 105-4]
All applications shall be filed with the Borough Clerk, who
shall submit the applications to the Borough Council at the next succeeding
meeting for action, and any or all applications may be granted or
refused by the vote of the members of the body present at such meeting.
[1975 Code § 105-5]
No such license shall be issued to or held by any person who
is not a citizen and of good moral character, nor shall such license
be issued to or held by a corporation other than one organized and
existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and maintaining
an office in the Borough or within a reasonable distance thereof.
[1975 Code § 105-6; New]
The annual fee, payable in advance, for such license shall be
$25 plus $10 for each taxicab operated. Whenever the number of cabs
so operated shall be increased during the license year, the licensee
shall notify the Borough Clerk of such change and shall pay the additional
fee.
[1975 Code § 105-7; New]
No taxicab shall be licensed or operated until it has been inspected
and approved for operation by the State Motor Vehicle Department to
determine fitness and serviceability for motor vehicle safety. Any
taxicab not properly registered and inspected will be suspended from
operation.
[1975 Code § 105-8; New]
No taxicab shall be licensed until the owner of the taxicab
shall have filed with the Borough Clerk an insurance policy, or a
certificate in lieu thereof, of a company duly licensed to transact
business under the insurance laws of this State, conditioned for the
payment of a sum of not less than $500,000 to satisfy all claims for
damages by reason of bodily injuries to or death of any one person
resulting from an accident, and a sum of not less than $500,000 to
satisfy all claims for damages by reason of bodily injuries to or
death of all persons on account of any such accident, and conditioned
for the payment of a sum of not less than $100,000 to satisfy all
claims for property damage on account of an accident.
[1975 Code § 105-9]
There shall be affixed in every taxicab, in such manner that
the same can be conveniently read by any person therein, a card at
least three inches in height by five inches in length, containing
the name of the owner, the license number of the vehicle and the year
of issue.
[1975 Code § 105-13]
The owner and operator of a taxicab business shall give 60 days'
notice to the Borough of the discontinuance or stoppage of the taxicab
service unless such discontinuance or stoppage is occasioned by court
order.
[1975 Code § 105-14]
No license granted hereunder may be sold, assigned, mortgaged
or otherwise transferred without the consent of the Borough Council.
[1975 Code § 105-15; New]
No person shall drive a taxicab or be hired or permitted to
do so unless he possesses a permit as a taxicab driver as hereinafter
provided.
[1975 Code § 105-16; New]
a.
Applications for a taxicab driver's permit shall require the
following information:
1.
Full name, age and address of residence.
2.
All places of residence for the preceding five years.
3.
Height, weight and color of eyes and hair.
4.
Place of birth.
5.
Places of employment for the last five years.
6.
Criminal convictions, if any, and their nature, date of conviction
and penalty.
7.
The number and expiration date of current New Jersey driver's
license.
b.
All applicants for a taxicab driver's permit shall satisfy the
following requirements:
1.
Submit a recent doctor's certificate of good health.
2.
Be at least 21 years of age.
3.
Be of good moral character.
4.
Satisfactorily prove familiarity with the ordinances and geography
of the Borough.
5.
Supply two character references from persons who are not related
to the applicant or associated with the taxicab company or the issuing
authority. Such references shall send a letter certifying knowledge
of the applicant's background.
6.
Furnish two recent photographs of himself of a size two by two (2
x 2) inches.
7.
Submit to fingerprinting by the Borough Police Department.
8.
Satisfactorily complete a road driving test to be administered by
a Borough Police Office.
9.
Be free from any criminal record, local, State or Federal.
c.
Applications shall be approved by the Chairman of the Police Department.
Failure to meet any of the above requirements shall be sufficient
grounds to reject the application or to revoke a taxicab driver's
license. Any false statement on the application or an incomplete application
shall also be sufficient grounds to reject the application or to revoke
the license.
[1975 Code § 105-17; New]
The annual fee for a taxicab driver's permit shall be $25.
[1975 Code § 105-18]
a.
Upon approval of an application for a taxi driver's permit and
the payment of the required fee, the Borough Clerk shall issue a license
to the applicant, which shall bear the name, address, age, signature
and photograph of the applicant. This license shall not be transferred
or used by any person other than the one to whom issued.
b.
Every driver licensed under this chapter shall post his taxi driver's
license in such a place as to be in full view of all passengers while
such driver is operating a taxicab.
[1975 Code § 105-10]
The schedule of rates and rate zones to be charged by each operator
shall be filed with the Borough Clerk and approved by the Borough
Council. The schedule of rates may be amended, and upon approval by
the Borough Council, shall become binding. Each taxicab licensed under
this chapter shall have displayed therein, in a place where the same
may be easily observed by passengers, a schedule of rates and rate
zones as approved by the Borough Council.
[1975 Code § 105-11]
All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the Borough shall
maintain a central place of business and keep the same open 24 hours
a day for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs. They
shall answer all calls received by them for service inside the corporate
limits of the Borough as soon as they can do so, and if service cannot
be rendered within a reasonable time, they shall then notify prospective
passengers how long it will be before the call can be answered and
give the reason therefor. Any operator who shall refuse to accept
a call anywhere in the corporate limits of the Borough at any time
when such operator has available cabs, or who shall fail to give overall
service, shall be deemed a violator of this chapter, and the license
granted shall be revoked at the discretion of the Borough Council.
[1975 Code § 105-12]
It shall be deemed a violation of this chapter to park a taxicab
on the public streets, highways, alleys or other public places in
the Borough except when engaged in the picking up or discharging of
passengers.
[1975 Code § 105-19]
a.
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to
drink any intoxicating liquor, use narcotic or habit-producing drugs,
use any profane or obscene language, shout or call to prospective
passengers or to disturb the peace in any way.
b.
No driver shall permit more persons to be carried in a taxicab than
the rated seating capacity of his taxicab.
c.
No person shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger
without the consent of the passenger.
[1975 Code § 105-20]
It shall be the duty of every driver of a taxicab to obey all
traffic rules established by Statute or ordinance. He shall not solicit
passengers at the terminal of any other common carrier nor at any
intermediate points along any established routes of any other common
carrier during hours buses are operating.
[1975 Code § 105-21; New]
It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept
as a passenger any person who seeks to use the taxicab, provided that
such person conducts himself in an orderly manner.
[1975 Code § 105-22]
All licenses issued hereunder shall expire on December 31 annually,
unless sooner suspended or revoked.
[1975 Code § 105-23]
All changes of address of the taxicab operator or taxicab driver
shall be reported in writing to the Borough Clerk within 24 hours
after such change takes place.
[1975 Code § 105-24]
Any license may be revoked or suspended at any time for cause
by the Borough Council; provided, however, that the licensee is afforded
adequate opportunity to be heard.
