A.
The taxi license number shall be displayed on the center of the rear
quarter panels of the driver and passenger sides of the car and the
rear center line of the vehicle trunk.
B.
The name of the municipality issuing the taxicab license shall be
displayed on the rear door of the driver and passenger sides of the
car.
C.
Every taxicab so licensed shall have painted on both sides of the
exterior of the vehicle the word "taxi," "cab" or "taxicab" or an
electric sign affixed to the top of the motor vehicle in clear view
from all sides bearing the word "taxi," "cab" or "taxicab." This provision
shall not be applicable to limousines.
D.
Violating this provision shall result in penalties assigned to the taxicab owner as provided in § 350-7. Any sworn law enforcement officer may enforce this section. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, the Township Clerk shall suspend the taxicab license for a period of up to 30 days. Three or more violations resulting in convictions shall result in the owner's taxicab license being revoked for one year.
A.
No person shall park any taxicab on any of the streets of the Township
at any time except at such place or places as the Council may from
time to time designate as municipal taxi stands.
B.
No taxicab shall stand at the curb within 15 feet of the entrance
to any railroad station, theater, hotel, restaurant or other public
place, and it shall not stand within 25 feet of any crosswalk or fire
hydrant.
C.
Violating this provision shall result in penalties assigned to the taxicab driver as provided in § 350-7. Any sworn law enforcement officer may enforce this section. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, the Township Clerk may suspend the taxicab license of the driver for a period of up to 30 days.
A.
No person shall cruise on the streets of the Township with any taxicab
at any time for the purpose of soliciting passengers.
A.
No licensee shall suffer or permit persons to loiter in or about
his taxicab while on duty.
B.
No licensee shall solicit business by means of outcry or hawking.
C.
No licensee shall solicit the patronage of nor in any manner interfere
with persons alighting from a public bus.
D.
Violating this provision shall result in penalties assigned to the taxicab driver as provided in § 350-7. Any sworn law enforcement officer may enforce this section. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, the Township Clerk may suspend the taxicab license of the driver for a period of up to 30 days.
A.
Inspection.
(1)
The owner and operator of each taxicab operating in the Township
shall keep the vehicle in good running order so that it makes a positive
presentable appearance, and affords safe and comfortable rides to
passengers. The owner, or designee, shall present the taxicab annually
for inspection to the Chief of Police, or designated officer, prior
to the issuance or renewal of the license. This inspection will determine
if the vehicle complies with the provisions of this chapter. Inspection
results shall be recorded using an inspection form. A copy will be
given to the owner or designee, and must be kept within the vehicle
for presentation to the Chief of Police or designee, or the Township
Clerk or designee.
(2)
The Township Clerk shall deny the taxicab owner's license if
the vehicle has not been presented for inspection to the Chief of
Police or designee. If the vehicle has been presented to the Chief
of Police or designee, but the inspection report has not been kept
with the vehicle, then the Township Clerk may suspend the taxicab
owner's license for the vehicle in violation for a period up
to 30 days. This chapter may be enforced by the Chief of Police or
designee, or the Township Clerk or designee.
B.
Reinspection.
(1)
At the time of inspection, if the inspecting officer observes a vehicle
defect, safety defect or mechanical defect, which is in violation
of Chapter 3 of Title 39, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code, such
officer shall fail the vehicle and require repairs be made before
a Township reinspection. The office may also order that the vehicle
be reinspected by the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV),
or a DMV-approved private inspection facility to ensure it meets their
operating and maintenance standards. Repairs and a DMV reinspection
must occur within 14 days of the failure. The failed vehicle must
be reinspected by the Chief of Police or designee before going back
into service. During the period of failure, the vehicle shall not
be used to transport passengers.
(2)
Violating this provision shall result in penalties as provided in § 350-7. Any sworn law enforcement officer may enforce this section. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, the Township Clerk shall suspend the taxicab license for a period of 15 to 60 days. Three or more violations shall result in the taxicab license being suspended for one year.
C.
Stickers.
(1)
Upon passing the required Township inspection, taxicabs shall have
a sticker affixed to their rear bumper, which will conspicuously indicate
the year of successful inspection, and which must remain affixed during
the license period. The Township Chief of Police or his designee shall
determine the size, shape and color of this sticker.
Vehicles used as taxicabs within the Township shall have at
least one door on each side of the vehicle for passenger use and a
separate door for driver use.
A.
Posting of fares required.
(1)
No taxicab shall hereafter be operated in the Township unless and
until there is prominently displayed in the interior thereof within
the full view and access of any passenger therein a complete list
of fares, charges or tariff rates charged for transportation of passengers,
which fares, charges or tariff rates so displayed, and no other, shall
be charged any passengers to be transported.
B.
Taxicab owners shall also file with the Township Clerk a notarized
statement of current fare rates. Any changes in such rates must be
filed with the Township Clerk 30 days prior to the effective date
of any change. Any fares charged in excess of the filed rates shall
be cause for license suspension.
C.
Maximum rates; meters. The Council shall have the right by resolution
to set a maximum rate of fare which may be charged for one passenger
from place to place anywhere within the limits of the Township which
may, at the discretion of the Council, be established on a zone basis.
D.
Advance payment; refusal to carry. Any taxicab owner or driver shall
have the right to demand payment of the legal fare in advance of transporting
any passengers, and such owner or driver also has the right to refuse
to transport a disorderly or unruly person.
A.
The owner of each taxicab so licensed shall keep or cause to be kept
written daily record of each trip made by the taxicab showing the
date, time and place the cab was engaged, the place and time of the
discharge of the passenger, the number of passengers carried, the
fare received, distance traveled, and the taxicab driver's license
number of the person driving the cab on the trip. Such records shall
be kept in a place that is convenient for a properly authorized representative
of the Township to inspect the same, and the owner shall give his
full cooperation in expediting such inspection. There shall also be
reported to the Township Clerk or other official as the Clerk shall
designate the happening of an accident involving such taxicab or the
loss of property left in the taxicab by a passenger within 24 hours
after such event. Within three business days of any accident, the
taxicab owner shall contact the Township inspecting officer for reinspection
of the vehicle. The inspecting officer may at his discretion order
a reinspection by an approved New Jersey DMV inspection facility.
B.
Violating any of these provisions shall result in a penalty assigned to the taxicab owner as provided in § 350-7. The Chief of Police or designee, or Township Clerk or designee may enforce this chapter. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, the Township Clerk may suspend the taxicab owner's license for a period of seven to 30 days.
A.
The operator of each taxicab shall at all times have available a
suitable cash receipt book to write out, sign and give to any passenger
requesting the same a written receipt in the amount of the fare paid.
A.
The operator of each taxicab shall permit no other person to occupy
the front seat of the taxicab, unless the rear seat is fully occupied
by passengers while the taxicab is on duty.
B.
The operator of each taxicab shall limit the use of his vehicle on
each trip to the services of the first passenger engaging the same,
unless he shall request and obtain the permission from the first passenger
to pick up additional passengers who may share the use thereof.
