No person shall drive a taxicab for hire, and no person who owns or
controls a taxicab shall permit it to be so driven, unless the driver of such
taxicab shall have first obtained and shall have in force and effect a taxicab
driver's license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
A taxicab driver's license shall be valid for not more than one
year and shall expire on the 31st day of December, unless suspended or revoked
prior to the expiration of such period.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall fulfill the
following qualifications:
A.
Hold a New York State chauffeur's license.
B.
Be 18 years of age or over.
C.
Be of sound physique, with good eyesight, and not subject
to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of body or mind
which might render such applicant unfit for the safe operation of a motor
vehicle.
D.
Be able to speak, read and write the English language.
E.
Be clean and neat in appearance, including but not limited
to clean, neat clothing such as clean trousers and shirt and clean outer garment
in cold or rainy weather.
F.
Must completely abstain from use of narcotic drugs, as
defined in the New York State Public Health Law, and must not be addicted
to the use of intoxicating liquor.
G.
Produce, on forms provided by the Village Clerk, affidavits
of the applicant's good character from two responsible residents of the
county and a recommendation as to the applicant's good character from
the applicant's last employer, unless, in the opinion of the Chief of
Police or the Village Manager, sufficient reason is given for the omission
of such affidavits or recommendations.
A.
Each application for a taxicab driver's license
must be filed with the Village Clerk and must be accompanied by the required
license fee.
B.
Such application shall be on a form provided by the Village
Clerk and must be sworn to before a notary public and must contain the following
information about the applicant:
(1)
Full name and residence.
(2)
The place of residence for five years previous to the
applicants present address.
(3)
The length of time that the applicant has resided at
said address.
(4)
The date and place of birth.
(5)
Color, height and color of eyes and hair.
(6)
Whether the applicant is a United States citizen.
(7)
If the applicant is a naturalized citizen, the place
and date of securing such citizenship.
(8)
The names and addresses of previous employers for the
past five years.
(9)
Marital status.
(10)
A listing of all offenses equivalent to or more severe
than a traffic infraction or violation, of which the applicant has been convicted.
[Amended 7-15-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
(11)
A listing of any taxicab driver's licenses or chauffeur's
licenses previously issued by any state, municipality or other public authority
to the applicant and all instances in which any such licenses may have been
revoked or suspended and the details thereof.
(12)
The information set forth in applicant's chauffeur's
license issued by the State of New York and any other information of a similar
nature that may reasonably be required.
D.
If the Chief of Police or Village Manager so requires,
the applicant shall furnish a physician's certificate showing that the
applicant is free of any infirmity of body or mind which may render the applicant
unfit for safe operation of a motor vehicle.
E.
Each applicant shall be examined in the following subjects
by a person designated by the Chief of Police as to the following:
F.
If the Chief of Police determines, as a result of the
examination or any other part of the application requirements, that said applicant
is unfit or that any statement by the applicant is false, the Chief shall
make a written report of his findings and recommendations to the Village Manager
who, in his discretion, may deny such application.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license must file three two-inch-by-two-inch
photographs of the applicant, in such a pose as the Chief of Police may direct,
taken within 30 days preceding the filing of the application. One photograph
shall be attached to the application, one to the license when issued and one
shall be placed on file with the Police Department. One photograph shall be
filed with each application for renewal of a taxicab driver's license
and shall be attached to the renewal license when issued. When an application
for a license is denied, two of the photographs shall be returned to the applicant
by the Village Clerk.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall be fingerprinted and investigated pursuant to Chapter 192, Licensing, of this Code. No license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter until the Chief of Police has filed a written report with the Village Clerk stating the results of said investigation.
If the applicant satisfactorily meets the requirements for the issuance
of a taxicab driver's license and if the Chief of Police deems the applicant
to be fit and proper to drive a taxicab in the village, the Village Clerk
shall issue to the applicant a taxicab driver's license.
The form, size and content of the taxicab driver's license shall
be prescribed by the village.
No licensee shall deface, remove, change or obliterate any official
entry made upon said license in any respect whatsoever, and, if such official
license card shall be defaced, obliterated or changed in any respect, the
licensee shall report the same immediately to the Village Clerk, who may issue
a new license card and cancel the old card which shall be surrendered by the
licensee.
A.
A taxicab driver's license may be revoked or suspended
at any time for cause by the Board of Trustees after a hearing. Any such suspension
shall be for such period as such Board shall prescribe. In addition to any
other grounds consistent with the provisions of this chapter for the revocation
of such taxicab driver's license consistent with the provisions of this
chapter, such Board may revoke or suspend such license if it finds that the
holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
If the license of the taxicab driver is revoked or suspended
after such hearing, such driver shall immediately surrender such license to
the Village Clerk, and, if the license is revoked, they shall be surrendered
without rebate of any fee paid therefor. A taxicab driver whose license has
been revoked under the provisions of this chapter shall not be licensed by
the Village of Scarsdale except upon approval by the Board of Trustees.
C.
If the Chief of Police shall at any time determine that
the physical or mental condition of a licensed taxicab driver is such that
said driver is not capable of operating a taxicab safely upon the streets
of the village, he may temporarily suspend the license of such taxicab driver
until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, and thereupon said license
may be revoked or suspended or continued by said Board.
The Village Clerk, upon payment of the fee prescribed for renewal, may renew a taxicab driver's license from year to year, subject to the requirements of §§ 272-16, 272-18 and 272-19 of this chapter. A taxicab driver, in applying for a renewal of a taxicab driver's license, shall make such application not less than 30 days next preceding its expiration, upon a form to be supplied by the Village Clerk and containing such information as the Village Clerk may require.
