A. 
The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, from time to time, such rules, regulations and other requirements governing the use, equipment and condition of all vehicles regulated by this chapter or governing the driving and operation of such vehicles, either generally or specifically, within the village, or otherwise having to do with the licensing of their owners and/or drivers, as such Board may deem necessary and advisable to carry out or supplement the provisions of this chapter; and every such rule, regulation or requirement, upon notice of its adoption being published in the official village newspaper or other newspaper having general circulation within the village, shall have the same force and effect as, and shall be deemed the equivalent of, every other provision of this chapter.
B. 
Whenever any person shall violate any rule, regulation or other requirement adopted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding subsection, such violation shall constitute, and shall have the same force and effect as, a violation of any provisions of this chapter, and such offense shall be subject to punishment, and shall be punishable, in the same manner and to the same degree as a violation of any other provision of this chapter.
C. 
Upon the adoption of any rules, regulations or requirements authorized by this section, the same shall be set forth and included in § 177-16 (Schedule I hereof), annexed to and made a part of this chapter.
As a condition of the issuance of any owner's license required by this chapter, every applicant for such license, and every holder of such a license seeking a renewal thereof, shall submit with the application therefor an itemized schedule of all rates of fare or other charges sought to be charged for every passenger, including those for a shared ride, a group ride or an exclusive ride. Once approved, such rates shall not exceed the maximum fares and charges currently on file with the Village Clerk, unless and until any requested amendment or other modification thereof has been submitted, in writing, to the village and previously approved by resolution or order of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 9-1-1994]
Pursuant to § 117-14C, the following rules, regulations and requirements are set forth:
A. 
No person shall operate a taxicab or limousine/livery to transport passengers to and from the Village of New Hyde Park without applying for and receiving a permit. The Board of Trustees shall be the final determination if the permit is issuable. Annual permit fees determined by the Village Board must accompany the application to operate the taxicab or limousine/livery.
(1) 
(1)[1] Vehicles used as taxicabs or limousine/livery must meet the following standards:
(a) 
They will be kept free of body damage and mechanical defects.
(b) 
A copy of proof of inspection by an authorized New York State inspection facility must be submitted.
(c) 
Inspection of vehicles as directed or required by the village with a copy of the current valid registration compliance, will include and not be limited to checking operable headlights, obvious mechanical defects, body damage and interior/exterior cleanliness.
(d) 
All vehicles from the same company shall be painted uniformly. The name of the company and the telephone number shall be conspicuously painted on the side of the cab with lettering that is not less than 12 inches high and 20 inches in length.
(e) 
Vehicles shall at all times be equipped with two-way radio receivers in operating and proper condition.
(f) 
Rate cards must be posted in the interior of the vehicle in clear view of the passengers, utilizing type and characters no less than one inch high.
(g) 
The rates to be charged shall only be those rates attached on Schedule A annexed to this chapter and which rates have been previously approved by the Village Board of Trustees.[2] Any rate adjustment may be requested annually by written application. The Board of Trustees shall render a decision relating to such rate increase.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Village Clerk's office.
(h) 
A current certificate of insurance from an approved and duly licensed insurance company in the State of New York shall be required to be furnished to the village prior to the issuance of the permit. Insurance coverage must be no less than the minimum required by New York State for any person who is injured in an accident and for property damage.
(i) 
No owner shall change his domicile or terminal within the village without first obtaining approval from the Village Board.
(j) 
Every owner, upon the sale or other disposition of a licensed taxicab or limousine, shall within 24 hours notify the Village Clerk of such sale or other disposition and surrender the licenses and/or medallions.
(k) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse the surrender of a license and/or medallion to the Village Clerk, upon demand, after such license has been suspended, revoked or expired.
(l) 
No trailer or semitrailer shall be attached or secured to a taxicab or limousine.
(m) 
Taxicabs stickers.
[1] 
A village representative will affix all vehicle permits to the taxicabs for which applications have been made.
[2] 
The sticker will be prepunched with an identifying sequence unique to the vehicle to which it is affixed.
[3] 
It is unlawful to transfer stickers from one vehicle to another.
[4] 
The vehicle will be checked as follows prior to sticker installation:
[a] 
Vehicle description and VIN is same on application.
[b] 
Registration sticker matches license plate.
[c] 
All glass is intact.
[d] 
Tires are not bald.
[e] 
Seat belts are provided for each occupant.
[f] 
All lights function.
[g] 
There is no major physical damage.
(n) 
The Board of Trustees shall, from time to time, by resolution, determine the maximum number of taxicabs that may be operated under licenses issued.
[1]
Editor's Note: This subsection will be monitored by the Code Enforcement Bureau and Police Department.
(2) 
Drivers of the taxicabs will be expected to be neatly dressed and polite and refrain from smoking while passengers are being transported.
(a) 
No driver shall stop to pick up any additional passengers while proceeding to the destination of any passengers then occupying the taxicab without the consent of all such passengers.
(b) 
No driver shall cruise in search of passengers.
(c) 
No driver shall permit more persons to be carried in his taxicab than the number for which the vehicle was manufactured.
(d) 
Every driver licensed as such pursuant to this chapter shall, within 48 hours, notify the Village Clerk of any change of his address or loss of his New York State driver's license.
(e) 
No driver shall sound a horn or any such device, nor in a loud or annoying tone of voice, nor by sign in any manner annoy, obstruct the movement of or follow any person for the purposes of soliciting patronage.
(3) 
Taxicab licenses.
(a) 
Reasons for denial:
[1] 
Seven points or more in an eighteen-month period based on the issue date of the summons.
[2] 
Any combination of two or more of the following offenses committed within 24 months of the application:
[a] 
Passing of a stopped school bus.
[b] 
Passing downed railroad gates.
[c] 
Driving while intoxicated or impaired.
(b) 
The application form must indicate the drivers license class.
(c) 
Both the form and receipt shall have the following statement:
"The receipt issued for payment of application fee is for the application fee only and does not in any way represent or constitute a temporary license."
(4) 
Penalties.
(a) 
An offense against any provision of these rules and regulations shall be a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days for each such offense, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(b) 
In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, the license shall be liable to suspension or revocation by the village, for any offense against village Code, Chapter 177, Articles I through IV.