[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Derry 12-11-1963; amended in its
entirety 6-1-2004.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 150.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance took effect 7-2-2004.
A.
No person or corporation shall operate taxicabs or other
vehicles for public conveyance regularly over the highways of the Town of
Derry without first obtaining an annual license for the taxicab business from
the Town Council.
B.
No person shall operate a taxicab as a licensed driver
without first obtaining an annual license from the Town of Derry.
C.
No license to operate a taxicab or a taxicab business
shall be issued to a person(s) who has been convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor
which arose from fraud, theft, assault or whose motor vehicle record shows
a conviction for one or more of the following; DWI, reckless operation, conduct
after an accident or multiple speeding violations within the previous twelve-month
period.
D.
Each applicant, on an annual basis at the time of license
renewal shall provide the Town of Derry a current motor vehicle record and
current criminal history obtained through the State of New Hampshire Department
of Safety. Said record shall be used to determine the applicants suitability
to be licensed.
A.
The license fee for such person or corporation to operate
a taxicab business shall be $100. The said license shall expire December 31
of each year. Fees shall not be prorated.
B.
The license fee for such person to operate a taxicab
as a licensed driver shall be $25. The said license shall expire December
31 of each year. Fees shall not be prorated.
A.
Before issuing said license for a taxicab business, the
Town Council will require that the licensee procure public liability and property
damage insurance for the protection of passengers and other members of the
public.
B.
The limits on such policies shall be not less than $100,000
for any one person and $300,000 for any one accident in respect to public
liability and $100,000 for property damage. A certificate of such insurance
must be furnished to the Town Council and kept current at all times.
Taxicabs used regularly by a licensee hereunder shall be registered
so that the Town tax on any such vehicle shall be paid in the Town of Derry.
All such vehicles used as taxicabs as herein described shall be clearly
marked with the name of the company in at least four-inch permanent lettering.
Such lettering shall be visible from both sides of the vehicle. Vehicles used
as taxicabs under this chapter shall only be operated by the person whose
photo appears conspicuously displayed in said cab while transporting for hire.
All licensees hereunder shall be responsible to see that their vehicles
shall not be operated at unreasonable speeds over the highways of the Town
of Derry, and no such vehicle shall be operated with more passengers therein
than the regular seating capacity of said vehicle.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any rubber-tired motor vehicle having a manufacturer's rated
capacity of not more than seven passengers, used in the call and demand for
transportation of passengers for compensation to or from points chosen or
designated by the passengers and not operated on fixed schedules between fixed
termini, or any such vehicle leased or rented, or held for leasing or renting,
with or without a driver or operator.
A.
Any person or corporation who violates any provision
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $25 for the first offense and
$100 for any subsequent offense in any twelve-month period.
B.
Multiple and or egregious violations of any section(s)
of this chapter may be cause for revocation of licenses issued hereunder.
