It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a tow car for hire in
the village as a driver or to be or act as a helper on or in connection therewith,
unless such driver or helper shall have first obtained a license from the
Village Clerk as provided by this article.
Every driver's or helper's license issued under this article
shall be issued as of the date of the granting thereof and shall expire on
December 31 next succeeding the date of its issuance, unless sooner revoked
by the Village Board.
Upon the receipt of any application for a license required by this article,
the Village Clerk shall refer the same to the Nassau County Police Department
for such investigation as it shall deem necessary or desirable and a report
thereon.
Every license issued under this article shall be signed at the direction
and in the name of the Village Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the village.
Any applicant who shall have been denied a license under this article
by the Village Clerk may apply to the Village Board of Trustees for a review
of the action of the Village Clerk as hereinafter provided:
A. Such application to the Village Board of Trustees shall
be in writing, signed and verified by the applicant, and shall state the ground
or grounds on which the applicant claims that the determination of the Village
Clerk was erroneous.
B. Such application shall be filed with the Village Clerk
by the applicant within 20 days after notice of denial of his application
by the Village Clerk has been mailed to him or delivered to him in person.
C. Upon the filing of such application, the Village Board shall hold a hearing thereon pursuant to the provisions of §
181-18. At such hearing, the Village Board of Trustees shall consider the applicant's application upon the record before the Village Clerk in connection with the Village Clerk's consideration thereof and, in its discretion, may receive new or additional evidence in support thereof or in opposition thereto.
D. The Village Board of Trustees, after such hearing, may
affirm the action of the Village Clerk or direct the Village Clerk to issue
a proper license, pursuant to this article.
The driver's or helper's license issued under this article
shall not be transferable.
The Village Clerk shall keep a record of each driver's or helper's
license issued under this article, showing the name and address of such driver
or helper, his New York State chauffeur's license number, his driver's
or helper's license issued hereunder and the date of issuance of such
driver's or helper's license.
The Village Clerk, upon receiving information giving him reasonable cause to believe that the holder of any license issued under this article has violated any provision of this chapter or been convicted of any violation referred to in §
181-38 or indicted or charged with or for any crime or offense or is guilty of having made a false statement of misrepresentation in his application, may forthwith temporarily suspend such license until a hearing is held by the Village Board of Trustees as provided in such above-mentioned section, and the Village Board of Trustees shall have issued its determination thereon.
It shall be unlawful for any driver or helper to refuse to surrender
a license or licenses issued to such driver or helper under the provisions
of this article to the Village Clerk upon demand after such license or licenses
have been suspended, revoked or expired.