A. 
License required. No limousine service with a principal place of business in the Township of Hanover shall operate without first having applied for and obtained a limousine service license. Limousine service licenses shall be issued for the term established in § 250-4A and may be renewed annually as provided in § 250-4B.
B. 
Issuance and termination of limousine service licenses.
(1) 
Procedure for issuance of license. Upon receipt, review and approval of all information required under § 250-10, the payment of required fees, and the availability of a limousine service license, the Township Clerk shall present such application for a limousine service license to the Township Committee for approval and issuance. Such limousine service license shall thereafter be issued in duplicate and shall certify that the limousine service has complied with all requirements of N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 et seq. Such limousine service license shall recite the name of the insurance company providing coverage for each authorized limousine, the policy number, the expiration date of the policy, the description of every limousine insured thereunder, and the registration number of the same.
(2) 
Termination of license. In the event a limousine service license is terminated, the limousine service shall terminate all operations within the Township of Hanover and the license shall become available for issuance to another applicant.
Information required for issuance of license. Each applicant for a limousine service license shall provide the following information to the Township Clerk at the beginning of each calendar year:
A. 
The business name;
B. 
A copy of the New Jersey State Business Registration Certificate for the limousine service, or if a partnership or sole proprietor, a copy of the business registration filed with the Morris County Clerk;
C. 
Physical address and mailing address (if different) of the principal place of business;
D. 
Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for the limousine service;
E. 
A copy of the business's Corp Code issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) to evidence corporate vehicle registration privileges;
F. 
Any other information required to be submitted on a NJMVC Corp Code Request Form;
G. 
A list of all offices, dispatching facilities and locations where vehicles are kept, whether in or outside of the Township of Hanover;
H. 
For each location outside the Township of Hanover where a vehicle is kept, proof that such storage location is a valid/approved location for the storage of a limousine under the zoning or other applicable local law or ordinance of the jurisdiction where the vehicle is stored;
I. 
As mandated by N.J.S.A. 48:16-14, a certified copy of an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state 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 the result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the limousine upon any public street, endorsed to provide for 30 days' notice of cancellation (for nonpayment or any other reason) or material change (by the deletion or addition of a covered vehicle) to the Township of Hanover. The 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 in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid;
J. 
The owner of each limousine service shall execute and deliver to the Township Clerk concurrently with the filing of the insurance policies herein required, a copy of a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy.
K. 
The identity of the owner(s) of the business, including first and last name, residence address, the e-mail address, and home and mobile telephone numbers. Additionally, the application shall indicate whether the owner(s) has/have ever been convicted of a crime, and if yes, the details behind the conviction.
L. 
The identity of each limousine driver who will operate a vehicle covered under the insurance policy on file with the Township of Hanover, including first and last name, residence address, home and mobile telephone numbers, the driver's e-mail address, the individual's New Jersey commercial driver's license (CDL) with passenger endorsement in the event such person may operate a vehicle requiring same under law and/or a certificate from NJMVC evidencing the individual's qualification as a limousine driver under N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.3a. Additionally, the application shall indicate whether the driver has ever been convicted of a crime, and if yes, the details behind the conviction.
(1) 
Proof of a criminal record check completed by a biometric identification vendor is required. Each person who applies for a limousine driver's license shall satisfactorily pass a criminal history record background check, the costs of which shall be borne by the operator or driver. A person shall be disqualified from receiving a limousine driver's license if such criminal history record background check reveals a conviction of any crimes listed in N.J.S.A. 48:16-3b(1).
(a) 
Exceptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A hereinabove, if a person who has been convicted of one of the crimes enumerated in Subsection A(1) and (2) can produce a certificate of rehabilitation issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-8 or, if the criminal offense occurred outside New Jersey, an equivalent certificate from the jurisdiction where the criminal offense occurred, the criminal offense shall not disqualify the applicant from operating or driving a limousine.
M. 
The Township Clerk shall be notified within 10 business days of each new driver being hired, or additional vehicles added after the initial issuance of the annual license and must comply with the requirements stated above;
N. 
An identification of each vehicle to be operated as a limousine and covered under the mandated insurance policy, including the make, model, year, vehicle identification number, number of doors, passenger capacity (including the driver) and proof of registration as a limousine (code 14);
O. 
A certification that no limousine identified in the application which is not yet registered with NJMVC as a limousine shall be operated until such registration is obtained;
P. 
A certification that each limousine identified in the application is equipped, in accordance with minimum standards established by NJMVC.
The original limousine service license or a copy thereof shall be retained within each covered thereby limousine and shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer in the State of New Jersey. In addition to the general insurance information contained on the limousine service license, a notarized letter from an insurance company containing the same required insurance information with respect to a particular limousine shall be contained within such limousine along with its vehicle identification number (VIN) or a notarized certificate of insurance for that limousine showing the VIN, as well as the limits of insurance coverage and an insurance card, which together shall constitute proof of insurance coverage. All such insurance information shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer in the state.
In the event any of the information required to be submitted for the issuance of a limousine service license changes during the term of the license, the license holder shall immediately submit such updated or changed information for review by the Township Clerk, including, without limitation and where required, a new, revised insurance policy and new NJMVC certification of driver qualification for each driver covered by the limousine service license. If the holder of a limousine service license fails to submit such information as required herein, the limousine service license shall be subject to termination by the Township Committee. If the updated application information fails to satisfy the requirements of this chapter or any of the applicable New Jersey statutes, the limousine service license shall be subject to termination by the Township Committee.
A. 
Denial of license. Any application submitted for a limousine service license may be refused or denied by the Township Committee if it appears that any information required by Chapter 250 is missing, incomplete, or fails to satisfy statutory standards or the standards of Chapter 250, those of any other chapter of the Township of Hanover Code, and/or any other applicable laws.
B. 
Suspension or revocation. Any limousine service license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Township Committee after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
(1) 
It is determined that a driver operating a vehicle covered by the limousine service license is not identified in the current application on file in the office of the Township Clerk, is not qualified as a limousine driver by NJMVC, has operated a limousine requiring a CDL where such driver does not possess such a license or is otherwise disqualified under New Jersey statutes;
(2) 
It is determined that a vehicle covered by the limousine service license is being kept at an unapproved and/or unknown location;
(3) 
It is determined that a vehicle operated by the limousine service is in an unsafe and/or unsanitary condition;
(4) 
It is determined that vehicles are being operated by the limousine service without coverage under the filed insurance policy or appropriate registration by NJMVC as a limousine;
(5) 
It is determined that the license holder has failed or fails to render reasonably prompt, safe and adequate service; or
(6) 
It is determined that the license holder has failed to comply with any law of the State of New Jersey or ordinance of the Township of Hanover or applicable rule or regulation regarding the ownership and operation of limousines.