[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 24:1-1; Ord.
6 S+FA, 5-1-1991; Ord. 6 S+FE, 1-17-2007 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FB, 5-21-2008 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean the Business Administrator of the City of Newark.
Shall mean a public place alongside the curb of a street
or elsewhere in the City which place the Manager, Office of Taxicabs,
has authorized a holder of taxicab licenses to use exclusively for
the dispatching of company taxicabs.
Shall mean the driving of a taxicab on the streets or public
places of the City in search of or soliciting prospective passengers
for hire.
Shall mean the permission granted by the Manager, Office
of Taxicabs to a person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of the
City.
Shall mean the transporting of two or more passengers as permitted by Section 34:1-59.
Shall mean a public hearing at which the licensee shall be
given an opportunity to appear personally and be represented by his/her
chosen counsel, and be heard, and to present evidence in his/her behalf
or otherwise answer the charges against him/her.
Shall mean a person to whom a taxicab license has been issued.
Shall mean a taxicab that does not belong to a taxicab association
as defined herein.
Shall mean the Manager, Office of Taxicabs.
Shall mean the Office of Taxicabs within the Department of
Public Safety, Division of Police.
Shall mean a public place alongside the curb of a street
or elsewhere in the City which has been designated by the Manager,
Office of Taxicabs, as reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.
Shall mean conducting a taxi service in the City of Newark
which shall include receiving passengers in the City of Newark and
regularly discharging passengers in the City of Newark that originate
in other jurisdictions.
Shall mean, in the case of an individual, the person to whom
the taxicab license is issued and who drives the taxicab exclusively
or in the case of a corporation, the person who holds a minimum of
75% of the voting shares or interest in the corporation and to whom
a minimum of 75% of the net profit or loss is attributable.
Shall mean a card, containing the rates of fare, issued by
the Manager, Office of Taxicabs, for display in each taxicab.
Shall mean and includes any person who shall be on duty at
a taxicab stand; for the purpose of assisting in the loading or unloading
of passengers from taxicabs; for receiving calls and dispatching taxicabs;
and for soliciting passengers at such stand.
Shall mean a motor vehicle, commonly called "taxi," which
is:
Constructed so as to comfortably seat not less than four passengers
exclusive of the driver; and
Engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire; and
Held out, announced or advertised to operate on and over the
public streets of the City; and
Accepts persons who may offer themselves for transportation
from a place within the City; and
Not operated over a fixed route; and
Not more than 42 months of age according to the model year within
the Vehicle Identification Number at the time it first becomes engaged
in the taxicab business within the City of Newark and not more than
10 years of age to continue engagement and operation in the taxicab
business within the City of Newark. Taxicabs shall be removed from
service prior to the final inspection of each calendar year.
Shall mean an association of at least 10 taxicabs having
the following characteristics:
Shall mean the Taxicab Commission within the Department of
Public Safety, Division of Police of the City of Newark.
Shall mean a mechanical instrument or device attached to
a taxicab by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically
calculated and on which such charge is plainly indicated.
Shall mean to sell, transfer or in any other manner dispose
of a taxicab license. Where the license is in the name of a corporation
or other legal entity, any change in the majority ownership of the
corporation or other legal entity shall constitute a transfer of the
taxicab license held in the name of the corporation or other legal
entity.
Shall mean the time when a taxicab is not in motion from
the time of acceptance of a passenger or passengers to the time of
discharge. Waiting time does not include any time during which the
taxicab is not in motion, if due to any cause other than the request,
act or fault of a passenger or passengers.
