For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms
shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:
CRUISING
Driving about the streets of the Township in a taxicab so
as to solicit passengers or to bring the presence of the taxicab to
the attention of prospective passengers. A taxicab driving along the
streets of the Township for any purpose other than transporting a
passenger, going to a definite destination by the most direct route
in response to a call for a taxicab by a prospective passenger or
returning by the most direct route to the taxicab's home terminus
after discharging a passenger or going to or from the said terminus
to the driver's home by the most direct route shall prima facie be
engaged in cruising.
OPERATION OF A TAXICAB
The transporting in such taxicab of one or more persons for
hire along any of the streets of the Township. Accepting a passenger
to be transported for hire within the Township or from a point within
the Township to a point outside the Township shall be deemed operation
of a taxicab within the meaning of this chapter. Discharging a passenger
transported for hire from a point outside the Township to a point
within the Township, or the operation of a taxicab on through service
without pickup or discharge of passengers within the Township, shall
not be deemed operation of a taxicab within the meaning of this chapter.
This operation of a taxicab by one other than the owner shall be deemed
operation by the owner thereof, as well as operation by the person
actually driving such taxicab. The transportation of any person other
than the owner or driver in any motor vehicle bearing a sign thereon
using the words "taxi," "taxicab" or "hack" shall be prima facie evidence
of operation.
STREET
Any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway or other public
place.
TAXICAB
Includes any automobile or motor car, commonly called a taxi,
engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire which is held
out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated
or run on any of the public streets of the Township.
No person shall operate any taxicab within the Township unless both the taxicab and the driver thereof are licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter
214, Business Licenses, and conform to all the requirements thereof; provided, however, that no taxicab driver's license shall be issued to any applicant unless the applicant is of the age of 18 years and has a minimum of three years' experience as a licensed driver.
A taxicab driver's license shall entitle the person so licensed
to operate any taxicab duly licensed hereunder within the Township
during the period of validity of the license.
A taxicab owner's license shall entitle the taxicab so licensed
to be operated within the Township by a driver duly licensed hereunder
during the period of validity of the license.
No taxicab owner's license shall be issued unless there is filed
with the administrator an insurance policy of a company duly licensed
to transact business under the insurance laws of the State of New
Jersey conditioned for the payment of a sum of not less than $100,000
to satisfy all claims for damages by reason of bodily injury or death
of any person resulting from an accident and the sum of not less than
$100,000 to satisfy all claims by reason of bodily injuries to, or
the death of, all persons on account of any such accident by reason
of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of such taxicab upon
the public streets, and conditioned for the payment of a sum of not
less than $100,000 to satisfy all claims for damages to the property
of all persons on account of any such accident by reason of the ownership,
operation, maintenance or use of such taxicab upon the public streets.
The insurance policy(ies) shall remain in full force and, in addition
to the aforesaid minimum policy limits, meet all other statutory requirements.
If the minimum statutory limits at any time exceed those mandated
herein, then the statutory limits shall control.
Fees for each taxicab driver's license, taxicab owner's license, and renewals thereof, shall be as set forth in Ch.
260, Fee Schedule.